vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
contradiction; inconsistency
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
judge; judgement; decision; judging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to become settled; to be fixed
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot