interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
firstborn; first child; eldest child
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
our country; our land; one's own country
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
dukedom; duchy; principality
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
national border; provincial border
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
until now; so far; up to the present
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
war; fighting; fierce competition
(not) even once; (not) ever
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to bring; to take; to bring about
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
beginning; outset; first; onset
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
due form; official; formality