continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
space; interval; space character; whitespace
change; transition; vicissitudes
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
half a ri (distance measure)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
successively; one after another
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to be full of pride; to be boastful
possible; likely; probable
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation