to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
year in, year out; always; 24-7
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to begin; to set about; to start
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
secret; private; surreptitious
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
anonymity; using an assumed name
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to attach a letter; to include a letter
witnessing; observing; sighting
to visit frequently; to haunt
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect