whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to prostrate oneself before
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
side gate; side door; service entrance
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
dwelling; house; residence; address
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
stirring; slight movement
door; gate; opening; title page
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to call out; to ask someone to come
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be needed; to be wanted
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
quickly; swishing; whooshing