to practice magic; to practise magic
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
investigation; research; looking something up
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
societal mood; social context
orphan; person without friends
to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to refuse; to reject; to deny
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
aimlessly; without a goal
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
scattered animal feed; ground bait
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
invisibly; secretly; privately
close quarters combat; CQC
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)