The foregoing explanations should show how generation by generation quarterings are added to a paternal shield, but I have found that many of those who possess a knowledge of the laws to this extent are yet at a loss, given a pedigree, to marshal the resulting quarterings in their right order.
— from A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

SYN: Propitious, lucky, favorable, encouraging, satisfactory, successful, hopeful, promising, happy, golden, fortunate, opportune, prosperous.
— from A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning by Samuel Fallows

“I think that on the whole you have had a fortunate escape,” said Sherlock Holmes.
— from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

It is the evening service to the Virgin, said the young man——but who has taught her to play it—or how she came by her pipe, no one knows; we think that heaven has assisted her in both; for ever since she has been unsettled in her mind, it seems her only consolation——
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

Gesetzes in compliance with a law in Befolgung der Regeln in keeping with the rules in Befolgung einer Regel in compliance with a rule in Begleichung einer Schuld in payment of a debt in beiderseitigem Einverständnis by mutual agreement in beratender Funktion in a consultative capacity in beratender Funktion in an advisory capacity in Besitz nehmen to take in possession in Betracht ziehen take in account in Betracht ziehen take into consideration in betriebsfähigem Zustand in working order in Bezahlung unserer Rechnung in payment of our account in Bezug auf den Lufttransport in relation to air transportation in blanko akzeptieren accept in blank in Container verladen containerize in das Gewahrsam der Eisenbahn into the custody of the railway in dem benannten Hafen in the named port in dem betreffenden Handel in the relevant trade in dem Falle vorgesehen in the case provided for in in den Akten on record in den Bestimmungen vorgesehen prescribed in the regulations in den Wagen; in den Waggon on the car in den Wagen; in den Waggon on the truck in den Waggon on the waggon in der Angabe einer bestimmten Anzahl in terms of a stated number in der Anlage in the enclosure in der Annahme daß assuming that in der ausdrücklich vereinbarten Weise in the manner expressly agreed in der Bauart of the type in der Fabrikhalle on the factory floor in der Form in the form in der Fracht enthalten sind shall have been included in the freight in der gegenwärtigen Version in the present version in der Industrie beschäftigte Bevölkerung industrial population in der Landarbeit beschäftigte Bevölkerung agricultural population in der Linienschifffahrt in liner trade in der nächsten Sitzung at the next session in der neuen Version in the new version in der Praxis in practice in der Regel normally in der Regel wird ein Kompromiss gefunden a compromise is normally agreed in der üblichen
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

Verzögerung delay Verzögerung lag of time Verzögerung der Versendung delay of dispatch Verzögerung des Transports delay of transport Verzögerung oder Verlust unterwegs delay or loss in transit Verzögerung von Nachrichten delay of messages Verzögerung; Nachhinken time lag Verzögerung; verzögern delay Verzögerungen; die sich ergeben bei delays arising in the Verzögerungstaktik delaying tactics verzollt duty paid Verzollung customs clearance Verzollungskosten costs of customs clearance Verzug default Verzugsaktien deferred shares Verzugsaktien deferred stock Verzugsschaden damage caused by delay Verzugszinsen interest for default Verzugszinsen interest on account of delay Verzugszinsen interest on arrears Veto veto Vetriebskosten cost of marketing a product Vetternwirtschaft nepotism Videounterhaltung video entertainment Vielfalt variety vielversprechend promising vierfach quadruplicate vierfach; in vierfacher Ausfertigung quadruplicate Viertel; Quartier; Vierteljahr quarter Vierteljahr quarter of the year Vierteljahresabrechnung quarterly account Vierteljahresende end of quarter vierteljährlich quarterly vierzehn Tage; zwei Wochen fortnight Visaverlängerung extension of visa visuell visual Visum visa vital; lebensnotwendig vital Vitamin vitamine Vitaminmangel vitamin deficiency Vitrine show-case Vizepräsident vice president Vizepräsident vice-president volkseigener Betrieb nationally owned enterprise Volkseinkommen national income volkstümlich; beliebt; gängig popular Volksvermögen national wealth Volkswirtschaft national economy Volkswirtschaft studieren study economics Volkswirtschaftspolitik political economy Volkszählung census of population voll belastete Hypothek closed mortgage voll beschäftigt fully employed voll einbezahlt paid in full voll eingezahlt fully paid voll eingezahlte Aktien fully paid shares voll eingezahlte Aktien paid up stock voll eingezahltes Kapital capital paid in full voll gedeckter Schaden loss fully covered by insurance voll haftender Teilhaber ordinary partner voll konvertierbar fully convertible voll und ganz besitzen own outright voll versichert fully insured Vollbeschäftigung full employment vollbringen achieve volle Deckung; voller Versicherungsschutz full cover volle Deckung; voller Versicherungsschutz full coverage volle Haftung absolute liability volle Haftung full liability volle Tage clear days vollendete Tat accomplished offence voller Ausfall complete failure voller Laster vicious Vollerwerbslandwirt full-time farmer völlige Erwerbsunfähigkeit total disability völlige Unabhängigkeit complete independence Vollindossament endorsement in full Vollindossament full endorsement volljährig full age volljährig of full age Vollkasko comprehensive cover Vollmacht certificate of authority Vollmacht letter of attorney Vollmacht power Vollmacht power of attorney Vollmacht warrant of attorney Vollmacht erteilen give authority to sb Vollmacht zu akzeptieren authority to accept Vollmacht zu bestätigen authority to confirm Vollmacht zu handeln authority to act Vollmacht zu negoziieren authority to negotiate Vollmacht zu unterschreiben authority to sign Vollmacht zu zahlen authority to pay Vollmachtsindossament procuration endorsement vollständige Einzelheiten folgen full details to follow vollständige Information complete information vollständiger Satz von Dokumenten full set of documents Vollständigkeit eines Dokuments sufficiency of a document vollstreckbar enforceable vollstreckbar enforceable at law Vollstreckung enforcement Vollstreckungsbefehl writ of execution Vollstreckungsgläubiger judgment creditor Vollstreckungsschuldner judgment debtor Vollzeit full time Vollzeitbeschäftigter full-time employee Vollzeitbeschäftigung full-time employment Vollzeitbetrieb full-time operation Vollzeitstellung full-time job vollziehende Gewalt; Exekutive executive authority Volontär unsalaried clerk vom Abgangsort from the point of departure vom Arbeiter selbst bestimmt detremined by the operator vom Begünstigten gezogen drawn by the beneficiary vom Begünstigten gezogene Tratten drafts drawn by the beneficiary vom Frachtführer auferlegt superimposed by the carrier vom Frachtführer ausgestellt issued by the carrier vom Frachtführer einbehalten sind shall have been collected by the carrier vom Gericht anerkannte Schuld judgnent debt vom Gericht erstellter Schuldschein judgment note vom gleichen Tag of the same date vom Handel beachtet observed in trade vom Hörensagen wissen to know from hearsay vom Käufer benannt named by the buyer vom Käufer benannt nominated by the buyer vom Käufer bestimmter Markt buyers' market vom Käufer bezeichnet as may be designated by the buyer vom Käufer gewählt chosen by the buyer vom Käufer zur Verfügung zu stellen to be provided by the buyer vom Parlament verabschiedetes Gesetz Act of Parliament vom Reisenden gewährter Kundenrabatt journey discount vom Reisenden verwaltetes Kundenkonto journey account vom Stapel laufen lassen launch vom Text verursachte Probleme problems caused by the text vom Verkäufer auf den Käufer from the seller to the buyer vom Verkäufer übergeben; angeliefert delivered by the seller vom Verkäufer zu tragende Kosten expenses to be borne by the seller vom Zeitpunkt dieser Anlieferung from the time of such tender von allen Prüfvorgängen of any checking operations von allen vorgenannten Beteiligten of all the above named parties von Anfang an from the outset von Anfang an nichtig void from the beginning von Angesicht zu Angesicht face-to-face von Atomkraft angetriebenes Schiff nuclear vessel von außerordentlichem Wert of extreme value von außerordentlicher Bedeutung of extreme importance von Bord genommen werden to be removed from the vessel von Dauer
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

It is the evening service to the Virgin, said the young man—but who has taught her to play it—or how she came by her pipe, no one knows; we think that heaven has assisted her in both; for ever since she has been unsettled in her mind, it seems her only consolation—she has never once had the pipe out of her hand, but plays that service upon it almost night and day.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

"Now I feel easier," she said, her face beaming with happiness.
— from Debts of Honor by Mór Jókai

So saying, he snatched a razor from Eumolpus' servant, slashed his throat, once, twice, and fell down at our feet!
— from The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions by Petronius Arbiter

And Elly, who had quite lost her presence of mind, regardless of a sign that Hertha made to her, divulged in stupid fear everything she should have kept to herself.
— from The Undying Past by Hermann Sudermann

Mélisse saw him drive in from the Churchill trail; but while her heart fluttered excitedly, she steeled herself to meet him with at least an equal show of the calm indifference with which he had left her six weeks before.
— from The Honor of the Big Snows by James Oliver Curwood

The pride born out of his first easy successes still had urged him to master any subject offered.
— from The Soul of a Child by Edwin Björkman

Here were the apartments of the king himself, of his wives, the fetish room, and the room for execution, still smelling horribly of the blood with which the floor and walls were sprinkled.
— from By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

By freeing his property from encumbrance she secured his independence, and prevented all future disputes by separating his interests from those of her children.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac

There was soup—French soup; hot fried trout, taken that day from the mountain streams; then there was omelet of the freshest eggs, served so hot that one must wait for it to cool; also a dish of veal of the same temperature and of such tenderness that you could cut it with a fork; and there was steak which we scarcely touched, and a salad, and fruit and cakes and camembert cheese, with unlimited wine throughout.
— from The Car That Went Abroad: Motoring Through the Golden Age by Albert Bigelow Paine

P. 139, again against the “ hipocritarum charitas, qui sibi ipsis fingunt et simulant se habere charitatem....
— from Luther, vol. 1 of 6 by Hartmann Grisar