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- abuse
- beating
- discipline
- forfeiture
- retribution
- sanction
- suffering
- torture
- trial
- amercement
- castigation
- chastening
- chastisement
- comeuppance
- confiscation
- correction
- deprivation
- forfeit
- gallows
- infliction
- maltreatment
- mortification
- mulct
- ostracism
- pain
- penance
- proof
- purgatory
- reparation
- rod
- sequestration
- unhappiness
- victimization
- disciplinary action
- hard work
- just desserts
- punitive measures
- rough treatment
- short shrift
- slave labor
- admonition
- censure
- rebuke
- blame
- comeuppance
- scolding
- reprehension
- castigation
- rap
- admonishment
- reproof
- lecture
- tongue-lashing
- dressing-down
- ragging
- chiding
- grooming
- bawling out
- calling down
- hard time
- slap on wrist
- talking-to
- telling-off
- piece of one's mind
- comeuppance
- retaliation
- reprisal
- revenge
- compensation
- vengeance
- redress
- reckoning
- punishment
- counterblow
- justice
- satisfaction
- requital
- repayment
- reward
- recompense
- eye for an eye
- avengement
- avenging
- just desserts
- revanche
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The result of this stock-taking shows that eleven volumes were unaccounted-for, a list of which is appended.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN FOR THE YEAR 1924-25GENERAL ASSEMBLY LIBRARY (NEW ZEALAND)At this stock-taking the number unaccounted-for is twenty-two, several of which are quite recent accessions to the Library.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN FOR THE YEAR 1924-25GENERAL ASSEMBLY LIBRARY (NEW ZEALAND)Edna's desire to see Mademoiselle Reisz had increased tenfold since these unlooked-for obstacles had arisen to thwart it.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINCoals!what would he do with coals?Toast his cheese with em, and then come back for more.
OLIVER TWIST, VOL. II (OF 3)CHARLES DICKENSAy, murmured the sick woman, relapsing into her former drowsy state, what about her?what aboutI know!
OLIVER TWIST, VOL. II (OF 3)CHARLES DICKENSBut no other instance of for-tened is known, nor yet of crece as short for increes (increase).
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCERAt length the long looked-for copy arrived, he saw it, composed himself and died, 1543.
GOSPEL PHILOSOPHYJ. H. WARDIt was nearly eleven o'clock when the free-for-all running race was announced.
THE BOX-CAR CHILDRENGERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNERThe sepoys usually swarm out hell-for-leather and we rush to meet them.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYThe good man then devoted his unlooked-for fortune to philanthropies in concert with Judge Popinot.
REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE, COMPLETE, A -- ZANATOLE CERFBERR AND JULES FRANOIS CHRISTOPHEWORDS RELATED TO WHAT FOR
- abuse
- amercement
- beating
- castigation
- chastening
- chastisement
- comeuppance
- confiscation
- correction
- deprivation
- disciplinary action
- discipline
- forfeit
- forfeiture
- gallows
- hard work
- infliction
- just desserts
- maltreatment
- mortification
- mulct
- ostracism
- pain
- penance
- proof
- punitive measures
- purgatory
- reparation
- retribution
- rod
- rough treatment
- sanction
- sequestration
- short shrift
- slave labor
- suffering
- torture
- trial
- unhappiness
- victimization
- what for
- abuses
- amercements
- beatings
- castigation
- chastenings
- chastisement
- comeuppances
- confiscations
- corrections
- deprivations
- disciplinary actions
- disciplines
- forfeits
- forfeitures
- gallows
- hard works
- inflictions
- just desserts
- maltreatment
- mortifications
- mulcts
- ostracism
- pains
- penance
- proofs
- punitive measures
- purgatories
- reparations
- retribution
- rods
- rough treatments
- sanctions
- sequestrations
- short shrifts
- slave labors
- sufferings
- tortures
- trials
- unhappiness
- victimization
- what fors
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