cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
the five fingers; leading five; top five
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
street at night; making a night journey
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
being startled; getting a shock
infancy; childhood; tender age
to yearn for; to pine for
to be absorbed in reading
deep emotion; strong feelings
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to be too late; to be too slow
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
to be widely known; to be famous
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
military campaign; battle; war
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to mark the end; to spell the end
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
in one ear and out the other
how much; how many; however
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care