touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
Manon Lescaut (novel, opera, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to repeat; to do over again
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
drug addiction; drug addict; junkie
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
complete; whole; perfect; safe
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to make a speech; to address
close; intimate; on good terms
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
at; in; at; when; by; with
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude