I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
estimate (of costs); budget
within; inside of; less than
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be thrilled; to be excited
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
surely (not); certainly (not)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
prohibition; inhibition; ban
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
pixie (mythical creatures from Cornish folklore)
semi-transparent; translucent
light; faint; pale; fleeting
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to close (one's eyes); to shut
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to take over; to hand over
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion