ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
anything and everything; just about everything
reduced scale; scaling down
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
greater than ...; bigger ...
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser
when it becomes; when it comes to
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for