perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to jar; to creak; to grate
to bury; to embed; to implant
I have nothing to do with it
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
also known as; also called
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
influence; clout; leverage
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
even more; still more; further
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
reason for being; raison d'être