to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
baby talk; baby language; babbling
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
sincere; earnest; serious
sense of smell; olfaction
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
poisoning; kill by poison
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
support; backing; aid; assistance