payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
straight; as the crow flies
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long time; long interval; for quite some time
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase