to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
is something that; is that which
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
four characters; four letters
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
shah; former ruler of Iran
threat; intimidation; menace
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to press a question; to cross-examine
unanticipated; unexpected
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
contradiction; inconsistency
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness