pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
coagulation; freezing; solidification
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
fast-talking; rapid talking
in the future; another day; later
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
one thin flat object; one sheet
whole story; full picture; full particulars
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)