dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
here and there; in places
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
working in the fields; working on a farm
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be surprised; to be astonished
traveler; traveller; stranger
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
some people; a few people; several people
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
simply; merely; only; solely
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to look around; to survey
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature