to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
whichever one chooses; either way
to take back; to recapture
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
flawless; absolute perfection
convenient; expedient; makeshift
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
there is nothing; having nothing
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression