(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear up and throw away
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
main question; real issue at hand
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to look around; to survey
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
corpulence; fatness; obesity