material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; during; while; although; all; both
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter