Word: jealous
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...good example of the method of the novel is the death of a young woman possessed by a spirit. Genji has taken her away to a dismal old house, hoping to be far from the public eye. They sleep, and he dreams of one of his jealous mistresses. Then he wakes and sees the spirit of this other woman at his new partner's pillow. He is terrified, and with good reason, because his new partner is dead. What kind of magic is this? The jealous mistress is still alive, and doesn't at this stage even know...
Among the most anxious skeptics are territorial dads. Actor Mandy Patinkin, who raves about the two male nannies he and his wife Kathryn Grody hired when sons Isaac, 19, and Gideon, 15, were younger, says he was initially jealous. "Then I quickly realized that I'm going to be a dad in my own way. And as the kids grow, it's amazing to see things they imitate in each of us. It's as if they had three parents...
...less democracy. With all that on the table, the overwhelming sense that something is missing might not suffice to forge agreement. The Convention's charge to create "more democracy, transparency and efficiency in the European Union" is noble to a fault, but it could easily fall prey to the jealous interests of members who feel they have more tradition to defend than did 13 young states on America's eastern seaboard 215 years...
...every last detail of their weekend hook-up are trying to impress, to seem cool, to dominate the spotlight. For this reason, their love stories tend to get more elaborate with repetition. What starts out as a simple misunderstanding over a kiss becomes fodder suitable for Jerry Springer, with jealous roommates lurking behind corners and backstabbing friends trying to foil the plot...
...fact, all aspects of the Cameron experience left me, as a sports fan, insanely jealous of Duke students who can go to these spectacles nine or ten times a year. That opportunity, coupled with the prospect of girls actually walking around in mini-skirts for most of the year, was almost enough to make me call the Registrar’s Office and ask about a transfer application...