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 | unrequited {adj} [love, affection] | 716 unerwidert [Liebe, Zuneigung] |  |
 | deep {adj} [e.g. love, compassion] | 26 innig [Beileid, Zuneigung] |  |
 | parental {adj} [e.g. allowance, couple, duties, home, love] | 20 Eltern- [z. B. Geld, Paar, Pflichten, Haus, Liebe] |  |
 | constant {adj} [faithful; unswerving in love, devotion, etc.] | 19 treu |  |
 | moonstruck {adj} [also: moonstricken] [love-crazed] | 19 liebestoll |  |
 | deeply {adv} [love] | 18 innig |  |
 | psych. obsessional {adj} [love, hatred, jealousy] | 18 obsessiv |  |
 | completely {adv} [in love etc.] | mit Haut und Haar / Haaren [Redewendung] |  |
 | motherly {adj} [e.g. love, instinct] | Mutter- [z. B. Liebe, Instinkt] |  |
 | paternal {adj} [e.g. duties, love, feelings, role] | Vater- [z. B. Pflichten, Liebe, Gefühle, Rolle] |  |
 | unreturned {adj} [love] | nicht erwidert [Liebe] |  |
Verbs |
 | to rekindle [love, hope] | 1436 wiedererwecken |  |
 | to adore sb. [love and respect deeply] | 324 jdn. vergöttern [abgöttisch lieben, verehren] |  |
 | to receive sth. [love, care etc.] | 64 etw. erfahren [Liebe, Zuwendung etc.] |  |
 | to affect [archaic] [love, fancy] | 56 lieben |  |
 | to heart sb./sth. [coll.] [like very much, love; e.g. I ♥ NY] | 35 jdn./etw. mögen [auch: gernhaben, lieben] |  |
 | to requite sth. [literary] [e.g. sb.'s love] | 25 etw.Akk. erwidern [z. B. jds. Liebe] |  |
 | to hook sb. [coll.] [to find a love partner] | sichDat. jdn. angeln [ugs.] |  |
Nouns |
 | affair [love affair] | 331 Verhältnis {n} [Liebesverhältnis] |  |
 | indiscretion [love affair] | 71 Fehltritt {m} [Affäre] |  |
 | pledge [archaic] [pawn, also as a sign of love] | 59 Unterpfand {n} [geh.] |  |
 | dalliance [love affair] | 44 Pantscherl {n} [österr.] [ugs.] [Liebelei] |  |
 | dotage [archaic] [doting love] | 9 Affenliebe {f} [ugs.] |  |
 | demonstration [of hate, love, etc.] | 7 Bezeigung {f} [geh.] [veraltend] [des Hasses, der Liebe etc.] |  |
 | [a type of traditional love ballad in rural Switzerland and adjacent areas] | Kiltlied {n} [schweiz.] [alemannisch] |  |
 | hist. [traditional nightly tryst of love in rural Switzerland and adjacent areas] | Kiltgang {m} [schweiz.] [alemannisch] |  |
 | lit. bibliolatry [excessive love of books] | Bücherverehrung {f} |  |
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 | intrigue [clandestine love affair] | heimliche Liebschaft {f} |  |
 | myth. Pygmalion [sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved] | Pygmalion {m} [Bildhauer, der sich in eine von ihm geschnitzte Statue verliebte] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | giddy with sth. {adj} [happiness, love, impressions etc.] | trunken vor etw.Dat. [geh.] [Glück, Liebe, Eindrücken etc.] |  |
 | to bits {adv} [love, miss; thrilled, etc.] [coll.] | über alles [sehr, außerordentlich] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to pine (away) [from love, with grieve, etc.] | sichAkk. verzehren [geh.] [vor Liebeskummer, Kummer etc.] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | relig. enemy love [love of one's enemies] | Feindesliebe {f} |  |
 | free love [rare: Free Love] | freie Liebe {f} |  |
 | Sapphic passion [literary] [Sapphic love] | sapphische Liebe {f} |  |
 | relig. theological virtues [faith, hope, charity (or love)] | theologale Tugenden {pl} [Glaube, Hoffnung, Liebe] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | above all else {adv} [esp. with to value, to love] | über alles [bes. mit schätzen, lieben] |  |
 | way too much {adv} [coll.] [used with verbs: e.g. love you / hate you way too much] | viel zu sehr [steht bei Verben: z. B. liebe dich / hasse dich viel zu sehr] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to be fond of sb./sth. [love] | jdn./etw. lieben |  |
 | to be mad about sb. [coll.] [in love] | nach jdm. verrückt sein |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | coup de foudre [love at first sight] | Liebe {f} auf den ersten Blick |  |
 | lit. mus. elegy of love [love elegy] | Liebeselegie {f} |  |
 | joie de vivre [love of life] | Daseinsfreude {f} |  |
 | sb.'s all in all [sole object of one's interest, love] | jds. Ein und Alles {n} |  |
 | hist. service of love [courtly love] | Minnedienst {m} |  |
 | the real thing [true love] | die wahre Liebe {f} |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | proverb First love, last love. | Alte Liebe rostet nicht. |  |
 | over head and ears {adv} [in debt, in love] | bis über beide Ohren [verschuldet, verliebt] |  |
 | to all of you [regards, love etc.] | an euch alle |  |
 | up to one's eyebrows {adv} [fig.] [e.g. in love] | bis über beide Ohren [ugs.] [Redewendung] [z. B. verliebt] |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | to have a relationship with sb. [love affair] | mit jdm. liiert sein [geh.] |  |
 | to quit love with hate [archaic] [repay love with hate] | Liebe mit Hass vergelten |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | hist. lit. service of the lady [courtly love] | Frauendienst {m} |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | quote I don't love nations, I love my wife, and that's it. | Ich liebe keine Staaten, ich liebe meine Frau. [Gustav Heinemann, 3. dt. Bundespräsident] |  |
 | It was a coup de foudre. [rare] [idiom] [It was love at first sight] | Es war Liebe auf den ersten Blick. [Redewendung] |  |
 | proverb Love me, love my dog. | Wer mich liebt, der liebt auch meinen Hund. |  |
 | quote Love means never having to say you're sorry. [Love Story] | Liebe bedeutet, niemals um Verzeihung bitten zu müssen. |  |
 | film quote She is led by love. The World moves for love. It kneels before it in awe. [The Village] | Die Liebe zeigt ihr den Weg. Die treibende Kraft auf der Welt ist die Liebe. Alles verneigt sich vor ihr in Ehrfurcht. |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | lit. F A Tale from Bali [also: Love and Death in Bali] | Liebe und Tod auf Bali [Vicki Baum] |  |
 | mus. F I love the Highest with my entire being [also: I love the Almighty with all my heart] | Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte [J. S. Bach, BWV 174] |  |
 | lit. theatre F Light-o'-Love [also: Playing with Love] [older translations] | Liebelei [Arthur Schniztler] |  |
 | lit. F The Things We Do For Love - Murder For Love (Anthologies) [Jonathan Kellerman] | Natürlicher Tod inbegriffen - Kurzgeschichten |  |
 | mus. F Thou shalt love the Lord thy God [also: You shall love God, your Lord] | Du sollst Gott, deinen Herren, lieben [J. S. Bach, BWV 77] |  |
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