good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
people; citizens; subjects; folk
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
sale; sales; selling; marketing
course; route; path; process; stages
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to steal; to rob; to take away
to breathe out; to exhale
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
branch; branch office; subdivision
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
this occasion; at this time; now
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
group; party; team; squad; section
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
general; popular; common; typical
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually