mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
northern part; the north (of a region)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
mountain range; mountain belt
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
wandering; roaming; drifting
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
long ago; a long time ago; already
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)