to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
bedridden; confined to bed
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to shake; to waver; to tremble
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to anticipate; to foresee
villain; baddie; the villain's part
review (of learned material); revision
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to put one's hand on; to touch
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
basking in the sun; sunbathing
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
comparing heights; comparison of statures
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort