to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
friend's house; home of a friend
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
secrecy; highly classified information
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
one cause; one reason; one factor
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
final; eventual; ultimate
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to press a question; to cross-examine
assertion; declaration; affirmation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval