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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

2

summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square

1

(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

1

darkness; the dark

2

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

3

rising; ascending; climbing

1

stillness; repose; standing still

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

2

to harden earth into a mass

2

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

2

cold sweat

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

instant; moment; for an instant

4

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

12

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

tidal bore; eagre; rumbling noise that accompanies a tidal bore; tsunami; tidal wave

2

dungeon

20

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

3

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

3

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

11

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

2

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

1

before now; hitherto

3

presence (impressive quality)

1

true state; actual condition; reality

1

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

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to that degree; to that extent; that much

1

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

4

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

5

goddess; female deity

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

1

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

necromancer

2

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

5

to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

1

short pause; short interval

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

3

very interesting; of great interest

2

violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity

1

to shave

1

something (or other)

3

small; little; tiny

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