to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
established fact; fait accompli
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inattention; absent-mindedness
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
one day; (on) a certain day
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
caller; visitor; company; guest
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
question; inquiry; enquiry
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
successive generations; successive emperors
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
another time; some other time
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)