if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
thereupon; shortly thereafter
counter for books; volume
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
absolutely; positively; decidedly
delusion; trick of the imagination
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
spell; charm; incantation; magic words