(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
proposal; motion; recommendation
the lower classes; the common people
-less; lacking; non-existing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
(giving) instruction; initiation
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
to soak; to steep; to macerate
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to deal with a large number
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
being off guard; being defenseless
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
good (place to leave off); convenient
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
fractional distillation; fractionation
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)