armed might; military power; the sword; force
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
a long, long time ago; very long ago
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
once upon a time; a long time ago
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
several sheets (flat objects)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence