delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to accept; to receive; to agree
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
but; however; provided that
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
water outlet; tap; faucet
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
killing time; staving off boredom
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
to be needed; to be wanted
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
only; merely; but; no more than
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to solicit; to demand; to extort
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of