to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
tone (of voice); manner of talking
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
refutation; rebuttal; retort
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
tall figure; high stature
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
difference; variation; difference
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like