a change of circumstances (typically unpleasant)

pure essence

composed of many things (not pure)

(more) visible/clear

the heavens or the sky

to take over or seize

a ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a soverign

enter into a formal agreement to marry

capture the fascinated attention of

fill (someone) with intense delight; enrapture

a flower that is a source of drugs such as morphine and codeine

an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power

completely

a thing of little value or importance

pairs of cannonballs or half balls joined by a chain

a long-bodied predatory freshwater fish

hard, brittle substance (pieces of his shattered heart)

filled with a feeling of love

length of water joining two larger areas of water (“all levels of society will come to her”)

feel intense dislike or disgust for (“you hate to be seen this way, as just bait”)

a trap for catching animals

something resembling a window (or with openings like windows)

rough in texture

fake flies (as luring device)

cast a spell on and gain control over someone by magic

not showing a serious or respectful attitude; impudent

all knowing in a boring way (excessively concerned with minor details)

unfortunate or unhappy person

to scold or rebuke

a beginner at something (“prentices” in poem for rhythmic purposes)-harvest offices: harvest farms (speaker tells sun to tell the farmers/workers that their harvest is ready)

a region considered to its climate (they can love despite what clime it is)

the sun is not powerful, the speaker can hide it simply by closing an eye-India’s spice and mine: “Indias of spice (East Indies) and mine (“gold,” West Indies),” both of which were contemporary objects of significant wealth (“are they where the sun sets or next to me?”)

a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination (“all wealth (she) is with him, not the power and money”)

decrease in size, number, or range (“the world is contracted to this one bed”)

virginity (“no loss of virginity; if the flea’s act is not a big deal, then why would sex be?”)

indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness

a building devoted to the worship of a god(“temple” is another example of religious language that the speaker uses to support the reliability of his argument; makes their love more honorable)

violation or misuse of something sacred(“her killing the sacred flea”)

a condition of incapacity or helplessness

a disease that can cause arthritis

a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject, typically leading to a qualification (“do anything, but do not criticize our love”)

actually existing as a thing(“honor the king’s real face or face on a coin”)

willing to sue(“lawyers will continue to follow their daily routine and are not affected by us two lovers”)

a slender candle(“tapers are candles, as the fiery passion of their love burns it kills”)

mythical bird(“a mythical creature who lived in the desert, the only one of its kind. It would burn to death and then rise out of its own ashes”)

keen intelligence(“together they are better”)

a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence (“if their tale is not great enough to add to the historical chronicles, at least we will take our place in pretty sonnets”)

skillfully constructed or put together(“almost perfect love”)

a tall vase used for storing ashes(“their love will live on forever in sonnets just like people can remain forever in urns”)

summon by incantation(“pray for a love like ours”)

settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously in seclusion (“people will address us as an object of worship”)

reflect as if in a mirror (“her eyes are like a mirror, and others can see the reflection of burning passion there; her eyes carry the presence of the whole world”)

be a perfect example of (“their love is ideal”)

morally good

relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical

trembling motion

under the moon

a faculty by which the body perceives information through sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch (“their love is based on the five senses and so consists of sexual attraction”)

to make more pure (“reassuring her that they will uphold their relationship; refined love due to the qualities they share”)

to give confidence to; encourage (“But because they feel confident in each’s feelings for the other, their physical separation—the absence of eyes, lips, and hands—causes them less anxiety”)

an act of breaking apart (“instead of breaking, their united soul will expand to bridge the distance”)

inclined at other than a right angle (“saying that he will be the foot of the compass with the lead, which is the one that moves, which makes her the one which stays still”)

split (“imperative idea, because who can get close enough to evil/the devil”)

truly or faithful

beautiful/attractive (“the extended hyperbole finally comes to a conclusion: he thinks all women are deceitful; tne believes that all women are liars and no women is honest and fair”)