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 present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
restoration; repair; mending
class; heading; group; category
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
literally; to the letter; literal
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
as many (people) as possible
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
hair on the back of one's head
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
handrail; railing; banister
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
appearance; features; looks
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
gender; distinction of sex; sex
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain