et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
fit of anger; temper; rage; bang snap
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
in that way; like that; that way
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to look around; to survey
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
inundation; submersion; flood
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk