refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
pieces; scraps; disconnected