to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
how; in what way; how about
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
everything; anything; nothing
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
100,000; hundred thousand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
very rich person; the super rich
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
just because; even if; even though
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...