at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
addict; junkie; substance abuser
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
one person; another name; nickname; alias
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
putting into operation; invocation
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
beyond that point; after that
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
arrest; apprehension; capture
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
like this; this sort; this way
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to practice magic; to practise magic
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
just a handful; only a small number (of)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator