effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
crushing evil; destroying heresy
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
Dio; Dio, Ronnie James (1942.7.10-2010.5.16; American heavy metal singer); Dio (American heavy metal band)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
but; however; provided that
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize