dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
abandoned mine; disused mine
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
innumerable; countless; numberless
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
in order; sequential; seriatim
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to forget completely; to leave behind
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
rest; break; recess; intermission
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
all; entire; whole; altogether
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
several sheets (flat objects)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to lose sight of; to miss
to give up searching (for someone or something)
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
handcar railroad; handcar railway