reading partway; leaving half-read
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
common people; ordinary people; masses
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
future; possible; potential; prospective
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
right to arrest; power of arrest
right (to do something); authority; power
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
about this time; about now
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty