paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
hello; good day; good afternoon
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to become sinewy; to behave formally
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
sour look; surly face; pout
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
strongest ever; most powerful in history
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
even if not; even without
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
amount of hair; hair volume
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk