ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
direct unforked road; straight path
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
space; interval; space character; whitespace
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
light; faint; pale; fleeting
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to become better; to improve
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
second day of the month; two days
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality