to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
form; shape; figure; visage
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
adds force or indicates command
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
right beside; close to; nearby
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to find out; to discover; to locate
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
single word; a few words; brief comment
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
in name only; titular; nominal
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to order; to command; to appoint
good humour (humor); good mood
to go out and away; to leave
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward