hanker

verb
If you hanker after something, you want it very much.
verb
(foll by for, after, or an infinitive)
to have a yearning (for something or to do something)
 in American
(ˈhæŋkər  ; haŋˈkər)
verb intransitive
to crave, long, or yearn
followed by  after, for, or an infinitive
yearn
verb
If someone yearns for something that they are unlikely to get, they want it very much.
yearn in British
(jɜːn  )
verb  (intransitive)
1. (usually foll by for or after or an infinitive) to have
an intense desire or longing (for); pine (for)
2. to feel tenderness or affection
yearn in American
(jɜrn  ; yʉrn)
verb intransitive
1. to be filled with longing or desire
2. to feel tenderness or sympathy
covet
verb
If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
covet in British
to wish, long, or crave for (something, esp the property of another person)
defuse
1. verb If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it.
Synonyms: calm, settle, cool, contain   
2. verb If someone defuses a bomb, they remove the fuse so that it cannot explode.
Synonyms: deactivate, disable, disarm, make safe 
defuse in British
or  sometimes US defuze (diːˈfjuːz  )
verb  (transitive)
1. to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, etc)
2. to remove the cause of tension from (a crisis, etc)
defuse in American
(diˈfjuz  ; dēfyo̅ozˈ; dɪˈfjuz  ; difyo̅ozˈ)
verb transitiveWord forms: deˈfused or deˈfusing
1. to remove the fuse or fuze from (a bomb or other explosive device)
2. to render harmless
3. to make less tense, as by diplomacy
placate
verb
If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry.
placate in British
verb
(transitive)
to pacify or appease
conciliate
verb
ISynonyms: pacify, win over, soothe, reconcile f you conciliate someone, you try to end
a disagreement with them.
conciliate in British
verb  (transitive)
1. to overcome the hostility of; placate; winover
2. to win or gain (favour, regard, etc), esp by making friendly overtures
3. archaic to make compatible; reconcile
appease
verb
If you try to appease someone, you try to stopthem from being angry by giving them what
they want.
Synonyms: pacify, satisfy, calm, soothe 
rejoice
1. verb If you rejoice, you are very pleased about something and you show it
in your behaviour
Synonyms: be glad, celebrate, delight, be happy   

2. rejoice in the name of

verb
1. (when tr, takes a clause as object or an infinitive; when  intr, often foll by in) to feel or
express great joy or happiness
2. (transitive) archaic to cause to feel joy
exultant
adjective
If you are exultant, you feel very happy and proud about something you have
done.
adjective
elated or jubilant, esp because of triumphor success
jubilant
adjective
If you are jubilant, you feel extremely happy because of a success.

adjective
feeling or expressing great joy

rapture
uncountable noun
Rapture is a feeling of extreme happiness or pleasure.
rapture in British
(ˈræptʃə  )
noun
1. the state of mind resulting from feelingsof high emotion; joyous ecstasy
2. (often plural) an expression of ecstatic joy
3. the act of transporting a person from one sphere of existence to another, esp
from earth to heaven
verb
4. (transitive) archaic or literary
to entrance; enrapture

rapturous
A rapturous feeling or reaction is one of extreme happiness
or enthusiasm.

adjective
experiencing or manifesting ecstatic joyor delight
blissful
1. adjective
A blissful situation or period of time is one in which you are
extremely happy.
The summer passed blissfully.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If someone is in blissful ignorance of something unpleasant or serious, they
are totally unaware of it.
blissfully    adverb [usually ADVERB adjective, oft ADV before v]
At first, he was blissfully unaware of the conspiracy against him.
adjective
1. serenely joyful or glad
2. blissful ignorance

unaware
adjective If you are unaware of something, you do not know about it.

unaware in British
adjective
1. (postpositive) not aware or conscious (of)
unaware of the danger, he ran across the road
2.  not fully cognizant of what is going on in the world
he's the most unaware person I've ever met
adverb
3. a variant of unawares