magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
rosary; string of prayer beads
intuition; instinct; hunch
soon; shortly; before long
potentiality; dormancy; latency
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
exploitation; overuse; abuse
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to come to one's senses; to calm down
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
firmly; solidly; heartily
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
bubbling spring; gushing spring; fountain
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
other than; excluding; without
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling