bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
at first; in the beginning; originally
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
about this time; about now
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
don't worry about it; forget about it
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
charming; fascinating; attractive
to be too late; to be too slow
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself