to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to be needed; to be wanted
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
firm promise; definite promise
acknowledge; acceptance; admission
kindness; intimacy; friendship
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
troublesome; pain in the butt
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
hey there; I say; see here
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly