cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to turn left; to turn to the left
right side; right-hand side
toe; toe (of a golf club)
since then; from that time; ever since
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
these guys; these fellows
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)