to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
after childbirth; postpartum
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
second marriage; remarriage
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be kind to; to treat kindly
mistress; kept woman; concubine
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
to fight against; to oppose; to face
inheritance; something given or received
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
because of; owing to; due to
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
happy tears; tears of joy
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
simply; merely; only; solely