to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
passage; path; route; one's way
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
being startled; getting a shock
confidentiality; nondisclosure
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
feigned tears; crocodile tears
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
disclosure; exposure; revelation
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
arrest; apprehension; capture
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
without; unless; have to do
back seat (of a car); rear seat
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
triangle; triangular shape
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early