faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
phantom; vision; illusion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
story; tale; talk; discussion
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
forcibly; against one's will
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
tradition; legend; folklore
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
town; city; municipal; urban
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
people; citizens; subjects; folk
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
fifth day of the month; five days