real intention; true motive; true meaning
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to threaten; to make threats
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
all night; throughout the night
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to telephone; to make a phone call
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
along the road; along the way
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to like; to love; to be fond of
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
the West; the Occident; Western countries
(present) head of a family
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging