state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
eccentric; crank; oddball
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
invitation; introduction; temptation
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
evening; night; nighttime
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
young girl; lass; adolescent female
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
business; trade; operations; sales
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
sons and daughters; children; girl
getting on board; sailor; seaman
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
to affect; to impact; to influence
economic blockade; embargo
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
convention; tired tradition; old custom
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
difference; disparity; gap