to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
same family (race, tribe)
more than anything; above all else
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
separation; farewell; parting
middle of the night; dead of night
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
number of persons; personnel
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing