magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to employ; to hire; to charter
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
burning at the stake; burning to death
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
decoration; ornament; trimmings
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to give up searching (for someone or something)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
(some) more; even more; longer; further
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold