treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
every year; yearly; annually
postwar period; period after Second World War
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
adoration; admiration; devotion
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
Déjà Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album)
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
blow; shock; strike; batting
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to intervene; to stop (something)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
tool; implement; means; furniture
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)