magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
head start; initiative; preemption
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
using all one's strength; using all one's might
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
girl; lass; young thing; chick
courteous; decorous; polite
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
gleaming; shining; glistening
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to cover (with something)
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)