guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
contest of strength; trial of strength
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
though; notwithstanding; although
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to turn towards; to point
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to fold up; to fold into layers
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
personal; individual; private
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")