Vocabulary

diagnostic aid

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back

didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle

to stir; to move

dressing oneself; personal grooming

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart

ransom

to stoop; to bend over

to throw oneself (into an activity)

body; one's fortune

identification; background check; identity confirmation

length (of clothing)

to treat badly

drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets)

hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

rate of advancement to the next higher level of education

progress; improvement

(number) base (e.g. 10)

progress

elver (type of eel)

exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill

sewing box

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

epicentre (of an earthquake); epicenter

area of an earthquake disaster

terror; shock

person

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

(someone's) child; person with parents; (also) human; born human

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

like a decent person; human

person's rank

artificial selection

mistaken identity; person so changed that it's hard to recognize him (recognise)

personnel reduction

personnel reduction

workforce reduction; personnel cut