showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
make; workmanship; preparation
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
determination; resolution
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
genuine article; real thing; real deal
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
with a momentary flash of light
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
the other day; lately; recently
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated