love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
early on; earlier on; from early
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
looking pale; looking unwell
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
surely; certainly; without doubt
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
strict order; peremptory command
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to frolic about; to mess around
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
two classes; double; two sets
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
calming down; quieting down
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
sanctification; consecration
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
sentiment; sentimentality
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
lodging host; lodging place
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sanctuary; reserve (for wild animals); nature preserve
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous