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magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

1

lamp; light

7

sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

vitality; (one's) life force

1

to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

5

innumerable; countless; numberless

3

thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time

1

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

2

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

2

to be possible to occur

4

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

2

to get a phone call

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

4

cordless

2

fond; (soup) stock

1

daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

1

investigation; research; looking something up

2

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

13

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate

2

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

6

time; season; period; phase; stage

5

lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

3

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

6

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

3

to survive

1

telephone (device)

3

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

6

Franz Kafka

2

castle

2

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

1

execution

2

penal colony

1

at; in; at; when; by; with

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

short story; short film; short poem

1

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

9

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

6

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

5

mechanical

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

5

clearly; distinctly; vividly

4