to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to push aside; to brush aside
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
look!; there!; here!; that is
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
final; eventual; ultimate
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely