to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
blow; shock; strike; batting
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
dilapidated house; deserted house
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
connection; link; relationship
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
now that; since; so long as; because
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
nothing but; none other than
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
society; the world; the times
one's own child; one's own children
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
body and soul; mind and body
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up