demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
diplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to strangle; to constrict
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to torment; to torture; to harass
entreaty; supplication; petition
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ardent; passionate; vehement
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
coexistence; living together