at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
regret; repentance; remorse
to read the situation; to sense the mood
prejudice; bias; distorted view
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to intend; to be sure that
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
pillar of fire; blazing column
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
charred; burnt black; scorched black
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
armed forces; military; troops