sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows
sleeping comfort or snugness
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
opening fully; full throttle; full power
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
secret; private; surreptitious
brothers and sisters; siblings
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
wide difference; a world of difference
to take command; to give direction
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
intelligence; intellect; brains
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry