secret information; intelligence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
contract; compact; agreement
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
authority; power; function
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
how much; how many; to what extent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
witnessing; observing; sighting
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
isolation; being alone; being friendless
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly