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
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
murder; homicide; manslaughter
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
rationality; reasonableness
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to be prolonged; to drag on
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
chief; main; principal; important
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
memory; sense; experience
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward