pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
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
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
with a start; with a jump
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
forevermore; for eternity
richly colored; richly coloured
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
to understand from experience
four-digit number; thousands column
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to keep watch; to stand guard
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual