panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
crazy behavior; deranged conduct
foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
only; merely; but; no more than
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
low flame; (very) low heat; gentle heat
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
swarm; throng; flock together
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
dirty work; unpleasant task
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
example; illustration; precedent
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
so; therefore; and; (and) then
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
knot (nautical mile per hour)
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation