reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
proposal; offer; request; application
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
later on; eventually; afterwards
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
my thoughts; my opinions; my feelings
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
deadly serious; deadly earnest
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to spread; to be propagated
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
branch manager; manager of a branch office
mistress; lover; prostitute
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)