attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
ardent; passionate; vehement
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
revival; restoration; resuscitation
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to accept; to receive; to agree
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
that is to say; so that means
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
marriage proposal; marriage talks
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
threat; intimidation; menace
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
comparatively; relatively
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
separate; respective; different
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out