I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
other than; excluding; without
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
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)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
polish; improvement; burnishing
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
black lustre; black luster
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
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
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be silent; to say nothing
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
contrived; false-sounding
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision