I.
noun
1 secret power
ADJECTIVE
▪ black
▪ white
▪ ritual
▪ folk
▪ powerful
▪ ancient
VERB + MAGIC
▪ cast , do , perform , practise/practice
▪
He earns extra money doing ~ at children's parties.
▪
People found guilty of practising/practicing black ~ were hanged.
▪ believe in
▪
I don't believe in ~.
▪ channel , use
▪
Prospero uses his ~ to attack them.
▪ work
▪ conjure ( esp. AmE ), conjure up ( esp. BrE ), summon ( esp. AmE )
MAGIC + VERB
▪ work
▪
The ~ slowly begins to work, and the princess starts to come to life again.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
The rabbit disappeared by ~.
PHRASES
▪ as if by ~
▪
The money had reappeared as if by ~.
2 special quality
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , pure , sheer
▪
The show is three hours of pure ~.
▪ real
▪ movie , musical
▪
Fans agree the musical ~ is still there.
… OF MAGIC
▪ element ( esp. AmE ), touch
▪
The fireworks brought a touch of ~ to the occasion.
VERB + MAGIC
▪ conjure , weave , work
▪
A hot bath and a good night's sleep worked their usual ~.
▪ create , recapture , recreate
▪
The film fails to recapture the ~ of his earlier films.
▪ experience , feel
▪
Visitors can experience the ~ of age-old traditions and historical sites.
▪ sense
▪ lose
▪
Many people think he has lost his ~ as a player.
MAGIC + VERB
▪ happen
▪
It's the director's job to make the ~ happen.
II.
adj.
Magic is used with these nouns: ↑ bullet , ↑ carpet , ↑ circle , ↑ door , ↑ dust , ↑ formula , ↑ ingredient , ↑ lamp , ↑ moment , ↑ mushroom , ↑ power , ↑ realism , ↑ show , ↑ spell , ↑ touch , ↑ trick , ↑ word