to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
meanwhile; in the meantime
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
re-education; retraining; in-service training
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to push aside; to brush aside
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to remove; to move out of the way
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
pure and innocent; immaculate
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
older brother and younger sister
close; intimate; on good terms
you could say; you might say; verging on the
older half-brother (by a different mother)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
left side; left-hand side
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)