relieving; refreshing; satisfying
contrail; vapor trail; vapour trail
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
speaking of ...; as for ...
state of mind; mentality; psychology
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
self-control; self-restraint
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
gradually; slowly but steadily
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
depression; low spirits; dejection
to trace back to (the origins of something)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to form a pair; to pair up
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
spectacle case; glasses case
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
to call again; to call (someone) back
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision