a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
living person; the living
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
impossibly hard video game
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
with a broad grin; smirking
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
unexpected meeting; coincidence
ruining a country; ruined country