longing

“Just all the pain, all the suffering, all the longing, all the workouts, all the late nights, all the no-love, no-opportunity, that run signified the release of that,” his father said.

Redick admitted that he caught himself in the first halfway briefly longing for James when the Lakers were struggling to score against a zone defense.

For several months now, his father has been able to express himself, albeit with difficulty, and has been longing for his son's return.

For “Picture You,” which is about longing to know a lover’s secrets, Roan serenaded a blond wig plopped atop a mic stand — a bit of absurdist theater she played completely straight.

The setting is still a Swiss alpine hamlet, but the villagers are all members of some puritanical sect and its sleepwalking heroine, Amina, has longings that transcend its limits.