to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
image; figure; figure; form; image
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
reality; actuality; hard fact
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
heart attack; myocardial infarction
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
assembling a criminal case
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.