front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
polish; improvement; burnishing
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to pour water on; to irrigate
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
retreating figure; appearance from behind
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to warm oneself at the fire
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
match; game; bout; contest
amusement (recreational) facilities
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
long (time); protracted; prolonged
heading; headline; index; headword
hegemony; leadership; initiative
note (letter) left behind; will