to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
rule; reign; government; governing
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to move (house); to change residence
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
all one has; all one's possessions
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
3rd day of the month; three days
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
maintaining the status quo
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
first meeting; first interview with
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to strangle; to constrict
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage