because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to join together; to combine; to join up
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to affect; to impact; to influence
power; might; authority; influence
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
battlefield; battleground
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
capable of anything; liable to do
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
instead; but (on the other hand)
to become empty; to be emptied
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
this is why; this means; it is the case that
night watch; fire watchman
to look forward to something
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking