dusk; twilight; twilight years
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
sweetbread; thymus or pancreas (esp. of a calf or a lamb)
good things come to those who wait
ten best people (in a particular field)
Hades (Greek god); Hades; the underworld (in Greek mythology)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
fashion sense; sense of fashion
hard to get; hard to come by
come out!; where are you?
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
receiving an electric shock
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)