to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
superiority complex; sense of superiority
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
(electrical) earth; ground; earthing; Earth
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
contest of strength; trial of strength
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)