mysterious power of words to alter reality
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very young; little; childish; immature
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
older brother; elder brother
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
meaning; significance; sense
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...