miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to lead a life; to live a life
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
mountain range; mountain belt
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
quantity or volume of water
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
in that way; like that; that way
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
(navigable) canal; waterway
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
opposite bank; farther shore
how long; how far; how much
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to become dim; to become blurred
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
(dead) end; end of the line
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there