domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
among these; between these; of these
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
war; fighting; fierce competition
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
individual; private person; personal; private
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
difference; variation; difference
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
few decades; many decades; several decades
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
accurate; correct; precise; exact
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
until now; so far; up to the present
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
meaning; significance; sense