to begin; to set about; to start
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
while; during (the time when)
time; hour; period; class
something like ...; something called ...
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
conviction; belief; confidence
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ; to vary; to disagree
meaning; significance; sense
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to ascertain; to check; to make sure