spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
society; public; community; social studies
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
it's been a long time; long time no see
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to publish a book; to put out a book
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care