practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
plain; plateau; tableland
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
dealing with; coping with
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
refining; refinement; smelting; training
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
the same as something was reputed to be
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to make an appearance; to show up
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
transfer; assignment; conveyance
negotiations; discussions; connection
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)