to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to approach; to draw near
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to say; to be called; to do
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to take command; to give direction
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
(exercising) the right to command
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
on the occasion of; at the time of
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
innocent; blameless; guiltless
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
way; method; means; resource; course
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
power; authority; jurisdiction
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress