payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
store name; shop name; restaurant name
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
interference; intervention; meddling
literature; books (reference); document
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to squeeze out; to wring out
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
present continuous tense; present progressive form