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Dave W. (United States of America)
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  1. game
    an amusement or pastime
  2. plan
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved
  3. design
    the act of working out the form of something
  4. create
    bring into existence
  5. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
  6. suspicion
    an impression that something might be the case
  7. suspect
    regard as untrustworthy
  8. hostility
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  9. ghost
    the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
  10. soul
    the immaterial part of a person
  11. psyche
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  12. nous
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  13. mind
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
  14. shade
    relative darkness caused when sunlight is blocked
  15. spook
    a mental representation of some haunting experience
  16. spirit
    the vital principle or animating force within living things
  17. sacrifice
    the act of killing in order to appease a deity
  18. pattern
    a repeated design, structure, or arrangement
  19. insight
    clear or deep perception of a situation
  20. end game
    the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
  21. endgame
    the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
  22. risk
    a source of danger
  23. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  24. shadow
    a dark shape created by an object blocking a source of light
  25. rebirth
    reincarnation
  26. initiation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  27. compulsion
    using force to cause something to occur
  28. exorcism
    freeing from evil spirits
  29. deception
    a misleading falsehood
  30. betray
    deliver to an enemy by treachery
  31. betrayal
    the quality of aiding an enemy
  32. treachery
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  33. corruption
    use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
  34. corrupt
    dishonest or immoral or evasive
  35. dominate
    be in control
  36. act upon
    have and exert influence or effect
  37. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
  38. master
    a person who has authority over others
  39. weaken
    lessen the strength of
  40. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  41. slavery
    the state of being in forced servitude to another person
  42. deceive
    cause someone to believe an untruth
  43. spiritual
    lacking material body or form or substance
  44. strength
    the property of being physically or mentally powerful
  45. demoralize
    lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  46. demoralise
    lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  47. misdirect
    lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
  48. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  49. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
Created on Thu Aug 21 15:50:48 EDT 2008

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