to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
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)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
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
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
grim; stern; stark; heartless
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
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
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
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 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)
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
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
state of mind; mentality; psychology
interruption; suspension; break
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
verbal promise; one's word
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation