and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to suppress one's emotions
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
favorite sword; cherished sword
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
bringing about; cause; provocation
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to be touching; to be moving
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
handful; small amount; small number
resignation; acceptance; consolation
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
at the last moment; this late in the game
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command