summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
retention; maintenance; preservation
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to become clear; to be made public
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
assertion; declaration; affirmation
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
armed might; military power; the sword; force
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
victim; injured party; sufferer
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case