to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
once upon a time; a long time ago
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
had better ...; had better not ...
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to grimace; to make a wry face
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
confidentially; privately; off the record
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
calm; composed; cool; quiet
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to press a question; to cross-examine
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
proper; right; reasonable
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious