imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
cooperation; collaboration
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
as before; as ever; as it was originally
magician; conjurer; illusionist
manner of using one's hands
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
divide into four pieces; one fourth
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to lead someone around by the nose
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
God; god; ace; king; superior person
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to learn something through hearing
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
opposite; reverse; contrary
with a bump; with a clunk
sensitivity; susceptibility