cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to attack; to assault; to assail
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
club activities; extracurricular activities
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to do for (the sake of someone else)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)