ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
same kind (race); homogeneousness
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
the whole area; all areas
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
everything; anything; nothing
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to employ; to hire; to charter
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
underground; subterranean
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)