to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
while; even though; despite
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to concern; to be related
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)