to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
such; like that; that sort of
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
area; region; district; locality
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
supply; provision; raising; procurement
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)