wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
anything and everything; just about everything
inheritance; something given or received
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
physical condition; state of health
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
study; learning; tutorial
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to be entwined; to be involved
moving about; stirring about
chink in the armor (armour)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through