feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
how; in what way; I wonder
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
yearned for; longed for; missed
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
intuition; instinct; hunch
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
passage; path; route; one's way
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
cool breeze; refreshing breeze