to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
vulnerability; weakness; fragility; vulnerability; security hole
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
grim; stern; stark; heartless
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
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 ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
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 divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
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
interruption; suspension; break
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
at; in; at; when; by; with
to give a round of applause; to applaud
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation