obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
imagination; supposition; guess
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
door; gate; opening; title page
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
magic; sorcery; incantation
such ... as; or some such
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
unique; peculiar; singular
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...