to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
in that way; thus; so; so?
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
go that far; to that extent
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be silent; to say nothing
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy