recently; lately; these days
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
sobriety; soberness; sober face
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
spiritual realm of humanity
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
quickly; calmly; intently
military forces; hosts; troops
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
twice; again; second time
fate; destiny; predestination
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to govern; to manage; to subdue
one's husband; one's wife
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be itching to put one's skills to use
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
understood; I see; OK; present; here