magician; conjurer; illusionist
to cover fully; to wrap around
soldier; combatant; warrior
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
that is to say; so that means
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to look around; to look towards (us)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
unfortunately; regrettably
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
strong nation; powerful country
800,000; eight hundred thousand
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to send flying with a kick
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to temper thoroughly; to train well
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
trivial; not amounting to much
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)