with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
reading aloud; recitation
both (people); the two of them
outline; summary; argument
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
calamity; disaster; accident
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to rebuke; to scold harshly
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)