heat haze; shimmer of hot air
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
subordination; dependency
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
spirit residing in the ground
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
several weeks; a few weeks
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
preliminary arrangements; spade work
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
practice sword; fake sword
to grow taller (of people)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
loved one; lover; sweetheart
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
hard worker; hardworking person