town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
left side; left-hand side
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
right side; right-hand side
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to part left and right; to open out
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
one revolution; one rotation
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
(right at the) side; just beside
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
something; some kind of; for some reason
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
one edge; one end; one side
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
(not so) much; (not) very
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
electricity; (electric) light