to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to run about; to rush about
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
incessant working; working non-stop
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to give; to do (something) for
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
two times; twice; two degrees
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to breathe while sleeping
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing