vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
loser; defeated person; the defeated
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
since when; from when; how long