after having come this far; now that we've come this far
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
conviction; belief; confidence
one's best interests; one's own good
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to bring; to take; to bring about
many; numerous; various; large number of
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
rather; better; instead; if anything
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to pass (of time); to elapse