minimum; at the very least
to practice magic; to practise magic
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
by means of; due to; because of; according to
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
retention; maintenance; preservation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
plural; multiple; several
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
dominion; territory; possession
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
failure; mistake; blunder
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to need; to call for; to require
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive