to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
recompense; indemnity; atonement
that's the way it is; such is life
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
(not) merely; (not) simply
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
profitable plan; good plan
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
reconciliation; make peace with