blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
briars; thicket; the bush
hills and fields; countryside
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
lower region; lower part; region below
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to be muddy; to be slushy
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
in the mountains; among the mountains
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
going around; patrol; round; tour
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
to collapse into; to flop onto
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
level ground; plain; flatland
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden