Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
level ground; plain; flatland
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
still; as yet; as it has been
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
maintenance; preservation; improvement
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
human-interest article; city news; local news; police news
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
at a loose end; having nothing to do
control; check; restraint; inhibition
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
curve of the tip of a sword; length of a bow; bulge; swelling
rustling (of wind); murmuring; whistling; soughing
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
calls and sounds made by insects
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to come and go; to go back and forth
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty