commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
long; drawn-out; very long
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
desperately; for one's dear life
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
story; tale; talk; discussion
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long-established; old-established; traditional
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
that's the way it is; such is life
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)