tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
decoration; ornament; trimmings
here and there; in places
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
door; gate; opening; title page
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
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)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
again; once more; a second time
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; (place) deep in the mountains
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
imagination; supposition; guess
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
by myself; in person; by oneself
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
otherwise; or else; if not
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to limp; to drag one's feet
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to lose one's way; to get lost
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary