creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to put up (a notice); to post
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
results; record; grades; marks
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
lord of a manor; estate steward
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
second; number two; runner-up
to triumph; to be elated with success
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten