vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
small hill; low hill; hillock
river; stream; River; the ... river
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
(being) worth seeing; impressive
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
immediately; right away; on the spot
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
passing through without stopping; passing by
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard