after a long time; for the first time in a while
good feeling; feeling good
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
to collect; to assemble; to gather
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
long ago; a long time ago; already
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay