to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to carry out one's mission
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to read the situation; to sense the mood
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
but; however; even though; even if
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
advance; moving forward; progress
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?