defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
vulnerability; weakness; fragility; vulnerability; security hole
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
grim; stern; stark; heartless
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
memory; sense; experience
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
interruption; suspension; break
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
verbal promise; one's word
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace