to rain incessantly; to downpour
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
though; notwithstanding; although
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
future (usually near); prospects
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
professor; teaching; instruction
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
beginning; outset; first; onset
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
several years; a few years
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
after that; afterwards; thereafter
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
since when; from when; how long
already; now; no longer; not any more
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...