to gather; to collect; to assemble
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to apologize; to apologise
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
while being out of the office or away from home
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
by sheer strength; by brute force
those (near the second person)
to become pale; to turn pale
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
self-defense; self-defence
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
just managing; with great difficulty
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
remote past; far ago; time immemorial