odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
large number of children (per family); bearing many children
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
death from prostration; death from emaciation
to bite off; to gnaw through
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
fake passport; forged passport
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
trip abroad; overseas travel
preservation; retainment; keeping
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)