to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to compose; to put together
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to scrape off; to rub off
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to be jealous; to be envious
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to crack; to develop a crack
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve