secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
river; stream; River; the ... river
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
late at night; small hours of the morning
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
forcibly; against one's will
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
together; at the same time; same; identical
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead