deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
obscure; vague; ambiguous
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
for the first time in one's life
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
The Count of Monte Cristo (1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas)
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call