to have an eye on; to zero in on
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
proposal; offer; request; application
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
choice; selection; option
if you think about it; come to think of it
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
helping hand; help; support; aid
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends