kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
way of speaking; intimation
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to pause; to have a short intermission
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
war; battle; match; game; competition
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
alteration; falsification; faking
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
at a loss for words; stumped for words
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
established fact; fait accompli
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
settlement; conclusion; summary
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on