on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
coloured paper; colored paper
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
(someone else's) parents; both parents
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
of great promise; with a promising future
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
series of battles; successive battles
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to speak; to say; to vocalize
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to have no chance (of succeeding)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
unfortunately; sorry, but ...