to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
full impact; packing a punch
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
is something that; is that which
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to approach; to draw near
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
instead; but (on the other hand)
(not so) much; (not) very
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
information technology; IT
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
sharp increase; sudden rise
price; cost; value; worth; value
rather; better; instead; if anything
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
convenient; handy; useful
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
unique; individual; original; unusual
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
very popular; highly favoured
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute