handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
with a clink (click, clack)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
pillar of fire; blazing column
to speak; to say; to vocalize
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
back off!; leave me alone!
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to be at a loss for words
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to discuss; to talk together
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
door; gate; opening; title page
yearned for; longed for; missed
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
observation; survey; watching
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle