to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
clearly; distinctly; vividly
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to have the memory of having done something oneself
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
basis; foundation; grounds; authority