bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
henry (unit of inductance)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
one cause; one reason; one factor
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
height (of a person); stature
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
single word; a few words; brief comment
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
of course; certainly; naturally
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(a person's) appearance; looks
speech; expression; wording; language
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")