person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
quiet; still; surreptitious
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
river; stream; River; the ... river
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
house; dwelling; human habitation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(some) more; even more; longer; further
central part; heart (of a city)
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
considerably; fairly; quite
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
although I say; although one might say; although called
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain