cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
stationing (troops); occupancy
along the way; along the road
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
criticism; critique; review; commentary
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
relative by marriage; affinity
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to get a reputation as a philanderer
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw