to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
high-quality goods; luxury item
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
while; even though; despite
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to crumble away; to collapse
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
endless; boundless; everlasting
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
tuning (an instrument); temperament
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain