reading aloud; recitation
possession; retention; maintenance
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
since then; from that time; ever since
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
independent state; independent nation
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
MacGregor; McGreger; McGregor
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
summer vacation; summer holiday
country; territory; domain; realm
again and again; repeatedly
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
edict; ordinance; proclamation
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
taste; liking; preference
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to do mischief; to use abusive language