retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to straighten up; to sit upright
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to spread; to be propagated
to dye; to colour; to color
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
dwelling; house; residence; address
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to become clear; to be made public
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
every month; each month; monthly
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)