retrenchment; curtailment; economy
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
priority; order of precedence
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to shave off; to scrape off
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft