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)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to comfort; to console; to amuse
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first