inexpert or untrained eyes
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
many; numerous; various; large number of
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
treasure chest; strongbox
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
established practice; custom
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
the same; the said; likewise
performance of one's official duties
branch office; branch store
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken