wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
dangerous position; peril
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
knotted cord; cord for fastening clothes, etc.
leather shoes; leather boots
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to take off one's clothes; to undress
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
starvation; famine; hunger
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
discrimination; discernment; identification
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
perfectly round; perfectly circular
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
in its entirety; whole; wholly
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
hey there; I say; see here