to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
present continuous tense; present progressive form
never mind!; don't worry about it
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
even if; even though; however; no matter how
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
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
how; in what way; how about
normalcy; normality; normal
to try all possible means
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking