wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
ago; since; before; previous
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
name; given name; first name
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
single word; a few words; brief comment
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to thrust before; to thrust at
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to carry out one's mission
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream