after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
open; spacious; extensive
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
quarrel; dispute; argument
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
next; secondly; subsequently
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests