to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to slide into; to slip into
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to pile up; to accumulate
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
hypodermic needle; injection needle
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern