treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
quarrel; dispute; argument
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
(political) power; authority; influence
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
fourth day of the month; four days
just past noon; afternoon
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
dealing with; coping with
to like; to love; to be fond of
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
when it becomes; when it comes to
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to set up shop; to open a store
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present