guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
window blind; blinds; blind
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to prostrate oneself (before)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
one or two; a few; small number
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to intend; to be sure that
accursed; damned; blasted
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
accomplishment; execution
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
third grade; third class; tertiary
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
distribution; circulation
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
bookbinding; binding (a book)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to comb down; to smooth down
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
puddle of blood; pool of blood
just now; a moment ago; this very minute