to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
how; in what way; how about
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as you see; as you can see
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
largest class; top category
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
torture to death; torment to death
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to pass (of time); to elapse
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by