pressure; oppression; suppression
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
local specialty; special product (of a region)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
tendency; trend; inclination
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
support; backing; aid; assistance
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to have an eye on; to zero in on
never ceasing; never ending; endless
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)