necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
conjurer; magician; illusionist
what do you want?; can I help you?
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
oversight; omission; mistake
inexpert or untrained eyes
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
outward appearance; apparent
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
stochastic; probabilistic
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
understanding person; supporter
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow