to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
clear; precise; definite; distinct
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to take command; to give direction
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
protocol; protocol (diplomatic document); protocol (system of rules); protocol (of a scientific experiment or course of medical treatment)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to encamp; to take up positions
defense; defence; protection
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to discuss; to talk together
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to overflow from something full
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
simultaneously; all at once; in unison