soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
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
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
chief; main; principal; important
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
dozens; scores of; decades
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
several sheets (flat objects)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out