common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
maintaining the status quo
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
another family; another house
one's daughter and heiress
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
birth; creation; formation
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
family a woman has married into
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to get strong; to gain strength
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight