to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
bygones; the past; past event
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
strong pressure; heavy pressure
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
mass; quality and quantity
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to say no more; to sink into silence
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out