cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
refinement; elegance; grace
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
reality; actuality; hard fact
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
donor; contributor; provider
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
walking without rest; walking continuously
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about