law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
chain; series; connection; linkage
to roll about; to writhe about
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
indiscretion; imprudence; rudeness; misbehavior; misconduct; misdeed
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
self-; from (a time or place)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
letting (someone) die without helping
round; spherical; circular
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
guardian; mentor; protector
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as