kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
gossip; corner of the mouth
joint enterprise; joint venture
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
getting nauseated; getting angry
to slap; to strike; to spank
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to tumble down; to roll down
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
finished product; finished goods; completed article
suspicion (of others); jealousy
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
charm; attractiveness; humanity
draw (in competition); tie game
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation