to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
consideration; taking into account
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hand used like a sword in striking
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to cease; to stop; to be over
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip