cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
this and that; one thing or another
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating