to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
charge; grounds; suspicion
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
person standing watch; guard duty
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to give; to do (something) for
to care for someone; to look after someone
many children; large family
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing