book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
Alfred the Great (849-899)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
from now; from this moment; henceforth
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to translate; to interpret
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
most part; greater part; majority
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
marshland; wetland; swampland
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
again; once more; a second time
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
chance; opportunity; occasion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
cattleman; raising cattle
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name