inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
place; room; margin; scope
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
few decades; many decades; several decades
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
signs of human habitation
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
spread; span; expanse; extent
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
family; relatives; dependents; household
up in a tree; in the trees
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely