enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
consumption; expenditure; spending
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
in the end; at the end of the day
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
means; way; method; measure
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to speak ill of; to disparage
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
men and women of all ages
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
clientele; customer stratum
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below