insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
comma; decimal point; radix point
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
divine or supernatural skill
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
metal fittings; metal fixtures
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
here and there; in places
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage