or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
use; utility; effect; benefit
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
not limited to; not just ...
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
in comparison to; rather than
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it's no joke; gimme a break!
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
if you think about it; come to think of it
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation