to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
semantic content (of a term); meaning (of a sentence)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
(clenched) fist; knuckles
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
stealthy steps; soft steps
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (e.g. of an infant)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
troublesome; annoying; complicated
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions