to jar; to creak; to grate
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
any more; any further; any better; any longer
one-by-one; separately; in detail
strong pressure; heavy pressure
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
grim; stern; stark; heartless
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
memory; sense; experience
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
(giving) instruction; initiation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that