to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
striking with the back of the sword
being too late; losing one's final chance
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to spend time (on doing something)
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
private person; individual
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
automated teller machine; automatic teller machine; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
desperation; self-abandonment
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
judgment; judgement; discernment
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
dazed and limp with pleasure (esp. sexual); ecstatically (panting)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)