as selfishly (willfully) as one pleases
as one wishes; as one pleases; to one's heart's content
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
second rank; second place
maximum punishment; maximum sentence
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
vitreous body (of the eye); vitreous humor; vitreous humour; the vitreous
gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone
since when; from when; how long
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
political structure or mechanism
to join in; to have a share in; to get in on the act
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to gaze into the distance
pebble; round stone; boulder
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)