gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
vaporization heat; vaporisation heat
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
regulation; adjustment; control
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
considerably; greatly; a lot
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
ring; band; ring; circum-
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
village; hamlet; settlement
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento