swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
employer's house; master's house
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to affect; to impact; to influence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to come to one's senses; to calm down
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
fat; tallow; lard; grease
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
physical strength; muscle strength
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to be hot on a person's heels
the right person in the right place
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)