tip of a sword; point of a sword
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
alternately; by turns; one after the other
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
event; phenomenon; matter
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to tumble down; to roll down
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off