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
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
how long; how far; how much
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to count on one's fingers
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
silence (not speaking); muteness
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
close; intimate; on good terms
notes; comment; remark; annotation
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to be helpful; to be useful