it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
in full bloom; in full glory; glorious; luxuriant; splendid
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
in the course of one's duties
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
investigation; research; looking something up
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
piling up; multiple layers
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning