elevation; height above sea level
8000; eight thousand; many
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
fort; stronghold; fortification
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
steep mountain; craggy mountain
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
state secrets; secrets of the state
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn