to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
indicate reason; infers some protest
besides; in addition; also; moreover
presence; sitting with; being with
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
two times; twice; two degrees
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to torment; to torture; to harass
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
serious look (on one's face); straight face