wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
death from cold; freezing to death
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be impressed; to greatly admire
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
handrail; railing; banister
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
languid; weary; listless; melancholy