admiration; wonder; astonishment
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
sword skills; swordsmanship
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to spend time (on doing something)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to some extent; to a certain extent
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to smash; to break into pieces
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
disintegration; self-destruction
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
street performer (comedian)
bringing; taking; carrying
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
large serving; large portion
maid; helper; help; assistance
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
clear solution; clean decision
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to become attached; to begin to love
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
difficult to ...; hard to ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively