to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
to practice magic; to practise magic
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
region; limits; stage; level
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
surely; certainly; without doubt
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
you could say; you might say; verging on the
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
that is to say; so that means
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)