to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
birth; creation; formation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(political) power; authority; influence
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
origin; beginning; source; rise
to shut in; to confine; to contain
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
around the world; throughout the world
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
possession; retention; maintenance
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
how long; how much; to what extent
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to concern; to be related
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
but; however; provided that
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being