violent explosion; bursting
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
armed forces; military; troops
to make an appearance; to show up
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
the opposite direction; the other way
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
apparent; obvious; very clear
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
without; but if; otherwise; or else
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
imperial court; royal court
body; group; party; company; troupe
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
and so; therefore; for that reason
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
that; the matter in question
self-consciousness; self-awareness
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)