Possible Clues:

• Tied up or about to tie the knot
• Soon to get hooked
• Took on old English, swapping parts
• Started to fight, being committed to union
• Hold fast
• Busy getting on with our language?
• No ring -- and due to be married!
• Cloth stuffed in mouth in desperate need to be tied up
• Occupied, busy
• In conclusion, crack cocaine ultimately taken