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 use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
substitute article; back-up
one of these days; someday; one day
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
just above; right overhead
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
regret; repentance; remorse
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind