perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
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
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
how many years; how long; what year
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
domestic affairs; internal administration
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely