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
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
fixed artillery; fixed gun
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
lower region; lower part; region below
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to become muddy; to become slushy
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
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 (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
going around; patrol; round; tour
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
to collapse; to flop (onto)
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus
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
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher