to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
hard struggle; strenuous effort
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
question; inquiry; enquiry
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
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
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
those (near the second person)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to feel; to sense; to experience
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
posing a question; question
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated