substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to gain weight; to put on weight
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
national border; provincial border
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...