to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dealing with; coping with
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
determination; resolution
to say no more; to sink into silence
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
automatic transmission; AT; achievement test; alternative technology; appropriate technology; auditory trainer
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
equipment; harness; fittings; orthotic; orthosis; brace
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
returning tit for tat; retaliating
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
but; however; provided that
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
to be silent; to say nothing
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble