magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
reopening; resumption; restarting
power; might; authority; influence
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
identifiable; personalized
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing