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
plural; multiple; several
thorough; exhaustive; complete
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
depending on; dependent on
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
had better ...; had better not ...
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
dealing with; coping with
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
place; situation; position; location
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at once; immediately; right now
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be helpful; to be useful