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
study; research; investigation
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
concealment; suppression; hiding
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
with a clink (click, clack)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
trivial; not amounting to much
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself