magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to squash; to crush; to flatten
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
likability; favorability; popularity
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to keep away; to keep at a distance
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to live; to reside; to inhabit
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
feeling; sense; impression
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
at once; immediately; right now
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise