(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
to subsist; to keep on living
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
site; point on a map; spot
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
child's tear-stained face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!