raw sugar; unrefined sugar
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
mountain range; mountain belt
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to roll up; to be rolled up
end; tip; extremities; terminal
two (long cylindrical things)
in the meanwhile; during the time
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
ramification; branching off
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
so slight as to be all but non-existent
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
fort; stronghold; fortification
is something that; is that which
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
plain; plateau; tableland
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to bury; to embed; to implant
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
in proportion to; just as much as
instability; insecurity; crankiness
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one