(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to sniff out; to get wind of
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
small; fine; detailed; stingy
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
gazing at (in wonderment)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to say (something) over one's shoulder
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
every place; various places
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to entrust; to leave to a person
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
strategist; tactician; schemer
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
message; informative matter
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits