yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
chance (of success); odds
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
throbbing (pain); pounding
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
how long; how far; how much
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
every single word and phrase; word by word
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
and; thereupon; because of that
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing