settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
legendary beast; magical beast
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
secret; private; surreptitious
I see; that's right; indeed
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to trample; to crush underfoot