killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
confections; sweets; candy; cake
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
partly open; in half bloom
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to repeat; to do something over again
tone (of voice); manner of talking
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
immediate effect; instant effect
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to sit down; to take a seat
to sink (into); to get depressed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to apologize; to apologise
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
at once; immediately; right now
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
personal; individual; private
to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
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
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter