love story; romance; love affair
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
goods offered to a person in distress
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
guardians; parents; father and older brother
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
firm; strong; solid; stable
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
doctor's visit; house call
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
blow; hit (on the body); beating
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
boasting; bragging; talking big
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
split; division; break up