with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
high efficiency; high performance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to talk; to carry meaning
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
five (long cylindrical things)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy