to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
how many years; how long; what year
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
instead; but (on the other hand)
to get strong; to gain strength
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
mountain climbing; mountaineering
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
metre; meter; meter; gauge
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt