Bend your brain with me!

Not that I can think with all of these cold meds, but hey - you guys still need to waste time at work, exercise those brain cells, right? So here we go!

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What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same eight letters, can be used to complete the sentences below?

The spurned lover decided to take the __________ revenge. He resolved to __________ her most expensive possession: a world-famous portrait.

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The brain bender is brought to you by the handy dandy discount MENSA calendar and like always, the answers will be found later in the comments. See you then!