(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
custom; habit; customary practice
verbal message; word (from someone)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
separate case; another matter
falling in love; attachment
duty; obligation; responsibility
inside the encampment; within the camp
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
monolith; large slab of rock
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
influence; clout; leverage
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to throw away; to abandon
now that you say that; now that you mention it
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
family; relatives; dependents; household
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)