to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to bring; to take; to bring about
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
recognition; acquaintance
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to intervene; to stop (something)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to half-rise to one's feet
to detain; to check; to restrain
control; check; restraint; inhibition
holding hands with fingers interlocked
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester