magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
cooperation; collaboration
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
everything working out as desired
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to return a favor (favour); to repay
now that; since; so long as; because
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
participation; joining; entry; adherence
proposal; offer; request; application
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
good-for-nothing; worthless
self-torturing; masochistic
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh