whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
woman; female; feminine gender
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
instead; but (on the other hand)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
great-grandmother; great-grandma
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
private tutor; coach; governess
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
radical party; extremists
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(one) could even say that
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous