guard; sentinel; garrison
court lady; lady-in-waiting
being out of office; lacking a title
number; number plate; license plate
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
love affair; sensual pleasures
world; society; people; the public
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
with a start; with a jump
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet