to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to look down on; to make light of
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
richly colored; richly coloured
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
symbol; code; sign; notation
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
apparent; obvious; very clear
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow