top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
curse; spell; malediction
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
earnestly; immediately; exactly
again; once again; yet again
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)