small; fine; detailed; stingy
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
splinters of glass; glass shards
to shave off; to scrape off
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
box cutter; utility knife
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to fly around; to scatter
to make an appeal; to urge
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to sink (into); to get depressed
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the five fingers; leading five; top five
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to begin to walk; to set out
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
splish-splash; with a splash
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost