solitude; loneliness; isolation
high; noble; refined; advanced
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; (lit.) intracranial flower garden
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
heir; inheritor; successor
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
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.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
playing the victim; playing the victim card
this (very thing); this precisely
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
palm heel; heel of the palm
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
what's what; heads or tails
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!