blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
theatre-going; theater-going
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
important point; point to make note of
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to state; to express; to mention
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
young person; youth; young
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
iron maiden (torture device)
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
responsibility; duty; obligation
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
had better ...; had better not ...
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste