a dirty or underhanded trick
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
after all; in the end; excellent; superb; robust; brawny
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
flight; desertion; escape
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to check; to stop; to keep back
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
thoughtful; deep-thinking
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
changing one's mind (and betraying someone); turning traitor (to); reversing; turning around; repetition; repeat
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
distress; wretched condition
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
the whole island; all the islands (of a group)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky