monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
magician; conjurer; illusionist
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
I told you so; you see that?
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
all things in nature; the whole creation
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
tens of thousands of years
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to compose; to put together
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
dancing or jumping for joy
standard value; reference value; nominal value
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball