to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
(short) rest; breather; break
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
forcibly; against one's will
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
gazing at (in wonderment)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
only; merely; but; no more than
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap