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)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
absence; disregard; indifference
verbal message; word (from someone)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
face contorted and about to cry
to join together; to combine; to join up
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
genius; prodigy; natural gift
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
several weeks; a few weeks
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
while alive; during one's lifetime
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller