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
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
stochastic; probabilistic
refinement; narrowing-down
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be lacking in options; to be too few
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
at once; immediately; right now
4th day of the month; four days
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
promising without due consideration
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
all you want; as much as one wants
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to think too much; to be over-concerned
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story