weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
chorus; singing in a chorus
very young; little; childish; immature
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to compete with; to vie for
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
originally; by nature; from the start
conifer; needle-leaved tree
very; much; greatly; a lot of
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
branch road; byroad; side street; digression
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
reigning; controlling; dictating
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
(not so) much; (not) very
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
transport; transportation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
surroundings; environs; circumference
house; dwelling; human habitation
store; shop; establishment; restaurant