engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
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 understand; to make out
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
negotiations; discussions; connection
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
rationality; reasonableness
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
deed; act; work; performance
future (usually near); prospects
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
patterns of thinking; train of thought
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)