questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
trouble; bother; annoyance
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
of no interest; not interested
to use and then throw away
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back at; to retort
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
club activities; group activities
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to follow another's example
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
settlement; solution; resolution
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
examination; investigation; prosecution
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
confidentially; privately; off the record