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)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
summertime; summer season
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to be silent; to say nothing
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
general public; the masses
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
the dark side; the seamy side
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
don't you think?; indicates question
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
this and that; one thing or another
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to turn completely into; to become completely
for your information; I'm telling you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down