fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
wounded person; injured person
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
role-playing; roleplaying
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
any more; any further; any better; any longer
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
way of talking; speaking style
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
and then; and so; and; so then
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against