magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
forcibly; against one's will
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
economic world; financial circles; business community
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty