simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
coming out (as gay, etc.)
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
just the other day; quite recently
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
foster father; adoptive father
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to move (house); to change residence
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
kindness; intimacy; friendship
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
to bring back; to restore
powerful person; influential person
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
at that time; in those days
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
(political) power; authority; influence
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
firm; unshakeable; resolute
being in love with each other
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand