to tower over the surroundings
(made of) stone; stone-built
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
inspection; examination; survey
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
determination; resolution
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
thought; consideration; thinking
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to name; to call; to christen; to term
fort; stronghold; fortification
after that; afterwards; thereafter
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
means of transportation; transport service
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble