interference; intervention; meddling
to practice magic; to practise magic
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
process; course; mechanism
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to breathe out; to exhale
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to throw away; to abandon
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
recovery; undoing; recall
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
accurate; correct; precise; exact
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation