biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
rear guard; rear guard unit
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
will not do; do not; does not
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
kindling a fire; lighting a fire
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
belatedly; though a little too late
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
water vapour; water vapor; steam
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
scale; scope; plan; structure
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
weakening; emaciation; decline
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to need; to call for; to require
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity