to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
honor; honour; credit; prestige
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
transactions; dealings; business
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
prompt; immediate; in real time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
secret; private; surreptitious
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
being on duty; person on duty
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
difficult to ...; hard to ...
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
traditional; conventional
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding