to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
person concerned; interested party; related party
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to pick up; to find; to gather
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
snake; serpent; large snake
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
banknote; bill; note; paper money
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
personal; individual; private
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming