understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
surroundings; environs; circumference
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
MacGuffin (plot device); McGuffin; maguffin
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
item; something that one "just has to have"
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
some people; a few people; several people
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to collect; to assemble; to gather
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly