To keep safe.

climb by means of a ladder

keep a useless thing very carefully

go quickly, vanish

pretend to appease a quarrel which one has purposely excited

attract

take credit without doing anything

sow dissension (between), instigate ill-will

utter again and again, make repeated requests (for), repeat ad nauseam

(of a mother) to keep child tied to apron strings

to bother for periods

stand and sit frequently, be impatient

back out of one's word