already; now; no longer; not any more
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to give; to do (something) for
breakdown of negotiations
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
small; fine; detailed; stingy
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
magical power; mystical force
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
still (continuing); as ever; further
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
only; merely; but; no more than
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to shed light; to cast light
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer