to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
(period of) a year; during an era
craving; longing; thirsting
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
until now; so far; up to the present
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
restoration; repair; mending
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to spread; to be propagated
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
people; citizens; subjects; folk
monetary; financial; pecuniary
the right person in the right place