standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
(enter into, be in) a state of war
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
courting; wooing; making advances
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
right beside; close to; nearby
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
going home from work; on the way home from work
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to rock; to shake; to swing