steep mountain; craggy mountain
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
usage; way to use; utilization
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
important place; strategic point; critical location
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
terrain; geographical features; topography
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
reigning; controlling; dictating
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
firm; unshakeable; resolute
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)