worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to lie down; to throw oneself down
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
course; route; path; process; means
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
drama; play; powerful drug
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
fortifying; fortification
call; summons; convening; convocation
duty; function; office; mission; task
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
substantial matter; significant item
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to be in danger of; to be liable to
private citizen; civilian
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
twentieth day of the month; twenty days