poor health; ill health; unhealthy
other; another; over; more than; I; me
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
interference; intervention; meddling
wind and waves; rough seas; discord; quarrel; hardships (of life); adversity
settlement; solution; resolution
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
way of training; method of bringing up children
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
for the present; for the time being
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
sometimes; occasionally; somehow (or other); in some way; being apt to; being liable to
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
treatment; service; handling; management
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
without; unless; have to do
recent situation or conditions
sobbing; weeping; whimpering