recompense; indemnity; atonement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to whine; to make feeble complaints
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to apologize; to apologise
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
how long; how much; to what extent
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
observation; survey; watching
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; like that; that sort of; very
serious look (on one's face); straight face
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying