to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
hair on the back of one's head
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
at the last moment; this late in the game
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(Fleming's) left-hand rule
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
infinite loop; closed loop
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
scenery; scene; landscape
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
graph paper; section paper
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to this extent; to this degree; this much
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest