admiration; wonder; astonishment
custom; practice; convention; precedent
four corners; four ordinal directions
legendary; fabled; fabulous
chief; main; principal; major
along; parallel to; in accordance with
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
here and there; in places
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
aspect; phase; condition; modality
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
in order; in turn; one by one
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
beyond that point; after that
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
Tolkien; J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973; English writer and philologist)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
geographical name; local name
sublime; noble; high-minded
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to have meaning; to be meaningful
boisterously; roughly; briskly
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate