because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
at first; in the beginning; originally
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
door; gate; opening; title page
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others