to be embarrassed; to lose face
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
section manager; section chief
try; attempt; try (rugby)
reconfirmation; double check
genuine; authentic; true; real
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
menial; meanness; servility; abject
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
very careful; thoroughly prepared
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
totally willing; fully motivated
touché; you've got me there
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement