explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
as you see; as you can see
extensive; vast range; wide scope
terrain; geographical features; topography
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
something like ...; something called ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
plateau; tableland; eminence
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
eastern part; the east (of a region)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Big Ditch; Mississippi (river)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
river; stream; River; the ... river
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
early (days); initial stage; initial