to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
being completely naked; (in) one's birthday suit
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
high temperature and humidity
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to freeze to death; to die of cold
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to take flight; to disappear