to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
supply; provision; raising; procurement
several sheets (flat objects)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
income; receipts; revenue
calling by name; designation; nomination
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to intend; to be sure that
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
amount of money; sum of money
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
same; similar; (just) like; equal
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
cost of a meal (or meals)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
maintenance; preservation; improvement
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor