to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
stones and trees; sticks and stones; apathetic person; cold-hearted person; (arch.) brown coal
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
spot; point; place; position
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
destruction; collapse; crumbling
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
rather; better; instead; if anything
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
not understanding; not knowing
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
to make something resound
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie