old manners; old style; old school (of art)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
long ago; already; a long time ago
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
in that way; thus; so; so?
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
girl; lass; young thing; chick
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin