to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
personality; character; individuality; personhood
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
convenient; handy; useful
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program