to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to speak ill of; to disparage
drawer unit (next to a desk); return
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to rise; to erect; to get up
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to force one's way; to push through
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
gradually; slowly but steadily
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking