screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to repent; to be penitent
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
ordinary citizen; the general public
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
various matters; everything
action committee; executive committee
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
voice training; vocal exercises
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative