to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
all you want; as much as one wants
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
in spite of; regardless of
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
should do; ought to do; must do
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
classification; assortment
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to add (to); to add on; to append
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
graduation ceremony; commencement
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise