broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to be pregnant; to be with child
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
in succession; one by one
if you think about it; come to think of it
to complain; to make a complaint
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
bacterium; bacteria; germ
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
game in which the points (or prize) double with each win; exponential increase; rapidly multiplying growth
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
schoolgirl; female student
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
passing through without stopping; passing by
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)