ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
remote shutter release; cable release