to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
profitable plan; good plan
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
observation; survey; watching
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
maintenance; preservation; improvement
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
self-consciousness; self-awareness
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too much; excessively; too
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
a short while ago; already
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
a little more than; a little over; upwards of; (arch.) excess; (arch.) surplus; (arch.) remainder
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise