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 smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
(not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of
to stop (plug) one's ears
preface; introduction; preamble
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to begin some form of lifestyle
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
cloth to wipe the sweat off
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to flare up; to burst into flames
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to be overcome with emotion
half the body; half length
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to perceive; to understand
sense of duty (obligation)