paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
rather; better; instead; if anything
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
I see; that's right; indeed
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to tighten; to press hard
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be born; to come into the world
third stage; three stages
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
keeping things tidy and in order
counter for books; volume
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing