hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
combination; union; binding; bond
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
god of death; death deity; Death
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
high efficiency; high performance
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)