cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
as if (something untrue was actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
difference; disparity; gap
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
silence; stillness; quietness
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
event; phenomenon; matter
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
existence; being; life; survival
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
reinforcement; strengthening
firm; strong; solid; stable
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
inclination; tendency; nature; character
massing (of troops); gathering
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
conviction; belief; confidence
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
visualization; visualisation
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation