(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
sympathy; empathy; response
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
too much; excessively; too
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
go that far; to that extent
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
originally; by nature; from the start
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
had better ...; had better not ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)