to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to talk the night away; to talk all night
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
lack of individuality or personality
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)
delinquency; misdeed; misconduct; delinquent behavior
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
behind; in the rear; in back
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying