roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
a few seconds; several seconds
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
immediately; right away; on the spot
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
for use of customers or guests
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
reverse; moving in reverse; rewinding (a tape, etc.); vomit; rebirth
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered