cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
section; cross section; profile
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
toast; congratulatory cup
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to recall; to remember; to recollect
shop; small store; business; firm
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
second day of the month; two days
woman; female; feminine gender
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since