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)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
divide into four pieces; one fourth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
beginning; clue; starting point
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
quick work; (clever) feat
magician; conjurer; illusionist
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
stereopsis; binocular vision
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in