to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
maintenance; preservation; improvement
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless