payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place