magic tool (in fiction); magical item
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
pigment; paint; colour; color
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
already; now; no longer; not any more
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
imagination; supposition; guess
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
this world; this life; world of the living
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position