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  2. Carpe diem - Wikipedia

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    Carpe is the second-person singular present active imperative of carpō "pick or pluck" used by Horace to mean "enjoy, seize, use, make use of". [2] Diem is the accusative of dies "day". A more literal translation of carpe diem would thus be "pluck the day [as it is ripe]"—that is, enjoy the moment.

  3. Pleasure - Wikipedia

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    Pleasure is experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. [1] [2] It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad. [3]It is closely related to value, desire and action: [4] humans and other conscious animals find pleasure enjoyable, positive or worthy of seeking.

  4. Edging (sexual practice) - Wikipedia

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    Edging can be done both alone and with a partner. Edging, sometimes also referred to as gooning [1] [2] [Note 1] or surfing, [3] is a sexual technique whereby an orgasm is controlled (that is, delayed or prevented).

  5. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    The love of Christ: It implies a command to love as Christ loved. Motto of St. Francis Xavier High School located in West Meadowlark Park, Edmonton. Caritas Christi urget nos: The love of Christ impels us or The love of Christ drives us: The motto of the Sisters of Charity. [25] Caritas in veritate: Charity in truth: Pope Benedict XVI's third ...

  6. A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers - Wikipedia

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    A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers received mixed reviews. CBC Books called it "a novel of language and love" and noted that "with sparkling wit, Xiaolu Guo has created an utterly original novel about identity and the cultural divide". [2] English critic Boyd Tonkin from The Independent hailed it as '"An auspicious English language ...

  7. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Ex: "Live life to the fullest before the big Adios!" To join the whisperers To die Euphemism From the television series Lost: the Whispers were voices of those who died, yet were unable to move on and therefore remained on the island as whispers Toaster bath Committing suicide via dropping an active toaster in a bathtub 21st-century slang

  8. Ichi-go ichi-e - Wikipedia

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    Ichi-go ichi-e (Japanese: 一 期 一 会, pronounced [it͡ɕi.ɡo it͡ɕi.e], lit. "one time, one meeting") is a Japanese four-character idiom that describes a cultural concept of treasuring the unrepeatable nature of a moment. The term has been roughly translated as "for this time only", and "once in a lifetime".

  9. Big Time Sensuality - Wikipedia

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    "It's not erotic or sensual even if it may sound like that. As you know, you create pretty deep, full-on love relationships with friends. A lot of it is also about myself. I can be a coward a lot of the time and there comes a moment when I write a song when I get quite brave. It's a lot about me dealing with myself rather than attacking other ...