to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
ground glass; frosted glass
to cut by abrasion; to cut by rubbing; to use up (all one's money)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
scrubbing grime off (the skin); cloth, sponge, etc. used to remove grime from the skin
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
a meeting by chance is preordained
to erase; to efface; to rub out
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
to press against; to push against; to rub (something) onto; to wipe onto; to strike (a match)
sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; sesame seed grinding
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)