meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
immersion; being absorbed in
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
as; because; with; due to
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
god (esp. the Christian God)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
sentiment; sentimentality
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
frequency (of occurrence)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
body; physical system; (the) person