divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
system; institution; organization; organisation
question; inquiry; enquiry
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to have meaning; to be meaningful
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to bungle; to make things awkward
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
how dare ...; how could ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
general idea; concept; notion
way of asking; way of listening; listener
alone; unaided; away from home
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
personality; style; appearance
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle