to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in comparison to; rather than
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
sublime; noble; high-minded
anyone; any person; whoever
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
pride; boast; credit (to)
pride; dignity; self-respect
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
preparations for returning (home)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
almost; roughly; approximately
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
tenth day of the month; ten days
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
fifth day of the month; five days
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row