squared timber; rectangular lumber
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
participation; joining; entry
unexpectedly; surprisingly
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
reputation; respectability
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
sound of voice; vocal sound
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
boy; son; baby boy; young man
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as