left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
ten; 10; ten years of age
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
looking away; looking aside
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
(period of) a year; during an era
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
behind; in the rear; in back
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
such ... as; or some such
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in