削

cutting stock (extra material cut off in machining operations as a safety margin for tolerances); machining allowance

particle board

shaving (usu. concrete, paintwork, etc.); chipping

Geology

denudation; degradation

to be chipped off; to be scraped off; to be sliced off

Rare term

removal; deletion

wooden flower whittled from a log

to chip off; to scrape off; to prune

to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

digging out; excavation

Idiomatic expression

to compete ruthlessly; to sharpen swords

rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

correction; looking over; touching up

turning (on a lathe)

reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting

to diminish (dampen) the spirit

excavator

cost reduction; cost saving

personnel reduction

pencil sharpener

cutting (e.g. metal)

budget cut

to curtail a budget

excavation; cutting; digging