moment; brief space of time
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to triumph; to be elated with success
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
at the last moment; this late in the game
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
stairs; stairway; staircase
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with