immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
really; truly; indeed; good grief
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
in perfect form; going swimmingly
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
chapter one; first chapter
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
time; hour; period; class
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
land near a castle; castle town
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
war; fighting; fierce competition
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to accept; to receive; to agree
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
agricultural land; farmland
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable