yearning

Because nostalgia isn’t simply about yearning for the past.

Mr. Simon’s record was also one of the first to grasp the mid-’70s ennui of a generation fenced in by marital responsibilities and yearning for its earlier, wilder self.

It’s a portrait of loss and yearning, made up of vivid recollections from her childhood, her family, and her previous relationships.

Even when the whole family is menaced, as in “Poltergeist,” the evil entities have a special yearning to possess little blonde girls.

But beneath Sophie’s polished facade lurks a yearning for danger symbolized by the panther tattoo on her thigh.