certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to subsist; to keep on living
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
when it becomes; when it comes to
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
one (thing); one piece; one item
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
one by one; one each; one at a time
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely