leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword
sundry; various; assorted
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
(another's) daughter; young lady
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
frequent customer; good customer; client
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to accept; to receive; to agree
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
rather; sooner; preferably
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to annoy; to cause trouble
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
unconditionally; as a rule
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)