cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
mountain top; summit; peak
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
no, not like that (but like this)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
determination; resolution
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
appointment; rendezvous; date
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
stiletto (dagger); stiletto heel
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
illegal; illicit; unlawful