different school (e.g. of ikebana)
lock pick; lock-opening tools
divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat
to be kindled (fire); to be made
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
rank and official position
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
potsherd; shard; fragment of pottery
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
one edge; one end; one side
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled
the principle of the thing
plain text; unciphered text
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
savage; ferocious; atrocious
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
little house; my humble home; snail shell
to read smoothly; to skim
night table; bedside table
exceptional item; extraordinary product
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
one after another; in succession