desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
prior investment; upfront investment
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
reason; cause; circumstances
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
upper half of the body; upper body
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
good feeling; feeling good
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with