freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
grotesque; disgusting; gross
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
food and drink; eating and drinking
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
reaction; response; reaction
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
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 no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
as; because; with; due to
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
approval; license; licence; permission