creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
creak; squeak; creaking sound
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to sniff out; to get wind of
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
professional gambler; gamester
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
one end; an end; part; fragment
world; society; people; the public
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter