magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
again and again; repeatedly
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
however; having said that; but
shopping; purchased goods
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
enterprise; business; company; corporation
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
burden reduction; alleviation of a burden
wherein; therein; thereinto