chapter one; first chapter
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(religious) faith; belief; creed
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to repeat; to do over again
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
two persons; two people; pair; couple
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
close call; narrow escape
by means of; due to; because of; according to
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
name; given name; first name
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
use; utilization; utilisation; application
general mobilization; full mobilization
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.