to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
comparatively; quite; rather
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
execution; punishment; spanking
to increase; to add to; to augment
verbal message; word (from someone)
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
like this; this sort; this way
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
that country; (arch.) nirvana
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one by one; one at a time; in turn
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
assumed innocence; feigned ignorance
that day; the very same day
debt collection; debt collector