close; intimate; on good terms
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
content-free chat; idle gossip
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to care for someone; to look after someone
headache inducing; vexing
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
decision; settlement; definition
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
that day; the very same day
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
indicate reason; infers some protest
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly