early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
long military service; having experienced many battles
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
hall of offerings (at a shrine)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
skill; dexterity; master hand
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
innumerable; countless; numberless
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to give directions; to issue instructions
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
encryption; encipherment; password protection
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
archery; mapping; map; morphism
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to run off; to break into a run; to start running