to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
mourning clothes; mourning attire; mourning dress
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
on the occasion of; at the time of
counter for birds or rabbits
eye for people; ability to judge character
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
long ago; a long time ago; already
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
head; chief; boss; leader
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)