hindquarters
the hind legs and adjoining parts of a quadruped.
paradox
contradictory statement
Shangri-La
a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains.
ridicule
subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.
fads
widely shared enthusiasm for something
everlasting
lasting forever
innermost
most private and deeply felt.
