natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
mineral vein; underground water channel
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
consists of; comprises; is made up of
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
import; importation; introduction; afferent
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
expression; look; countenance; face
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
daily food; regular diet; staple food
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate