thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
mountain field; mountain farmland
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
like this; this sort; this way
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
scenery; scene; landscape
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
silence (not speaking); muteness
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in that manner; like that