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
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
high compression; high pressure
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
absorption; suction; attraction
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
most part; greater part; majority
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to lose heart; to lose motivation
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to come to an end; to close the curtain
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
hard struggle; strenuous effort
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
each place; various places
line; queue; procession; matrix
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to assemble; to set up; to construct
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence