consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
main question; real issue at hand
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
tool; implement; means; furniture
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be forward; to be impertinent
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
particularly; only; in the case of
different opinion; objection
assertion; declaration; affirmation
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess