(v.) pare with a knife, cut, chop | (char.) (used in a compound word or phrase) to pare, to whittle; to reduce; to...
(n.) portrait (a likeness of a person, esp. one showing the face)
(n./v.) contract, agreement; (informatics) protocol; to negotiate, to consult
(char.) scraps, bits, crumbs; trifling, trivial; consider worthwhile