poor health; ill health; unhealthy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
grayish white; greyish white
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
time; hour; period; class
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
homecoming; returning home
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
daytime; noon; broad daylight
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
last night; yesterday evening
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
all-night vigil over a body; wake
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle