chance (of success); odds
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
secret; private; surreptitious
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to collect; to assemble; to gather
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
family; relatives; dependents; household
... years old; age (of) ...
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
breaking off an engagement
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
main text; original text; this book; this volume
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
all; entire; whole; altogether
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
participation; joining; entry
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)