happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
construction; establishment
old town; old part of a city
each place; various places
increase in population; population growth
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
proposal; proposition; suggestion
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to take charge during someone's absence
come out!; where are you?
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
land near a castle; castle town
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
personal feelings; self-interest
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with