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 harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to check; to stop; to keep back
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to help each other; to cooperate