recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
job application form; employee satisfaction
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
being off guard; being defenseless
to stand on end (of hair)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
tottering steps; drunken staggering
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
human; human-like; as a person
not understanding; not knowing
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
on the way home from work
unproductive; counterproductive
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
parking (a bicycle or motorcycle)
street parking; on-street parking
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)