to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to approach; to draw near
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
special selection; finest pick; top pick
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
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
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
superstition; superstitious belief
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
study; research; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pass (of time); to elapse
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
orders; instructions; directive; command