to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
hating; strongly disliking
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
death from disease; death from illness
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
section manager; section chief
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
distrust; unjust suspicion
relation; relative; kind; cordial
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
political measures; policy
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted