adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
mountain range; mountain belt
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
opposite side; opposition
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
home area; home town; local
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
way out; means to escape; escape route
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
protracted war; war of attrition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
store; reserve; stock; savings
to be prolonged; to drag on
starvation; famine; hunger
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to force one's way; to push through
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into