the pen is mightier than the sword
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to apologize; to apologise
written request; request for ...; application for ...
bed and food; eating and sleeping
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to commit a crime; to do evil
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
otherwise; or else; if not
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted