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)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
selection; choice; option
forensic medicine; forensic pathology; medical jurisprudence; legal medicine
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
feng (male Chinese firebird)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
complete stranger; total stranger
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
for example; for instance; e.g.
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to accept; to receive; to agree
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing