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
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
waist; waistline; waist measurement
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
not long has passed since ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
symbol; code; sign; notation
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
even more; still more; further