armed forces; military; troops
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
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)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
manners; behavior; behaviour
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
south-southwest; south-south-west
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air