to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
feeling; sense; impression
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
writing; composition; essay; sentence
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
all; entire; whole; altogether
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
serialization; serialisation; serial story
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as (for); for; in the capacity of
you (plural); all of you; you all
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)