to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
cease-fire; truce; armistice
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
marquisate; marquessate; principality
to have a long life; to live a long time
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
consists of; comprises; is made up of
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance