leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
alteration; falsification; faking
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
deeply indented coastline; rias coastline
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
bank; weir; embankment; levee
straying; wandering (off course)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
at once; immediately; right now
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday; compensatory day off work (for having worked on a holiday, etc.)
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow