to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
palatial residence; stately mansion
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
ability; capability; skill
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
continuing one's education into university
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
criticism; critique; review; commentary
wherein; therein; thereinto
single word; a few words; brief comment
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to talk; to chat; to chatter
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
being on duty; person on duty
library (usu. single-room); small library
to badger; to pester; to beg
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
even if not; even without
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
meaning; significance; sense
to rest one's chin in one's hands