(doing something) in tears
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
letter by letter; character by character
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
state of mind; (one's) mental state
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be driven by (one's feelings); to succumb to
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
day after day; day by day
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
practical; realistic; pragmatic
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
every other; second; alternate
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
impossible; unlikely; improbable
cooked rice; something one never grows tired of
to have a rumor circulating
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do