desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
one by one; one each; one at a time
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to get someone to say; to make someone say
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to spend time (on doing something)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
marriage proposal; courtship
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
companion; partner; spouse
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to harm; to cause harm to