very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
clearing one's throat; cough
main question; real issue at hand
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)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
and then; and so; and; so then
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
chief; main; principal; important
leather; leather-bound; leathern
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
weight; heavyweight boxer
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
long ago; already; a long time ago
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to attempt; to test; to try out
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address