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
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
separation; living separately; living apart
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
negative thinking; pessimism
chain; series; connection; linkage
washing machine; (clothes) washer
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
solitude; loneliness; isolation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
digital versatile disc; DVD
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
section manager; section chief
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section