pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
intestinal; inside the intestines
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
role; duty; position; part
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
founder; originator; pioneer
end; close; finish; termination
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
entrance; threshold; beginning; first step; start
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
self-control; self-restraint
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
verbalization; putting into words
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
word root (smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
vertical stripes; striped fabric
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
activation; invigoration; stimulation
opening event; opening ceremony; grand opening
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
sampling a drink; tasting
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control