to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
decision; determination; resolution
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be born; to come into this world
fluent (in a language); flowing
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
private tutor; coach; governess
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
library (usu. single-room); small library
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
reorganization; reorganisation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
last week; the week before
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
wet nurse; nursing mother
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
handsome youth (male); pretty boy