stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to have an idea; to have a clue
fields and rice paddies that have been abandoned and are no longer cultivated
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
agricultural land; farmland
to continue without end; to go on to eternity
agriculture in urban areas
long ago; previous; of a former age
someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
dilapidated house; deserted house
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to die out; to become extinct
several items; many items
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to tear up and throw away
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
moisture; humidity; dampness
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow