each house; every house; many houses
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
beginning; outset; first; onset
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
small hill; low hill; hillock
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to name; to call; to christen; to term
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
great person; eminent figure
large build; large pattern
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
farming implement; farm tools
environment; circumstance