to come to an end; to lower the curtain
just one person; only one
few decades; many decades; several decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
messenger; envoy; emissary
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
each house; every house; many houses
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
forcibly; against one's will
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to surround; to crowd around
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
cane; walking stick; staff; wand