association; union; guild
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
this is why; this means; it is the case that
question; inquiry; enquiry
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
by myself; in person; by oneself
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
pupil; student; schoolchild
offender; criminal; culprit
anything and everything; just about everything
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
conjurer; magician; illusionist
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
middle of the night; dead of night
convenient; handy; useful
technique; art; skill; move
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
order; sequence; procedure