to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
(clenched) fist; knuckles
self-consciousness; self-awareness
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
smelting furnace; blast furnace
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
moment; brief space of time
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
originally; by nature; from the start
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
first thing in the afternoon
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
solution; solution strategy
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
outrageous lie; outright lie
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
practical question (problem); practical matter
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)