quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to talk; to carry meaning
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
never mind!; don't worry about it
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
(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
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
convenient; handy; useful
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
if so; in that case; in that situation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type