leading part; leading actor; leading actress
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
place; position; location; position; standing; status
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
the reason is ...; it is because ...
aforementioned; above-mentioned
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
people; men and women; each person; everybody
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
tedious; boring; being fed up with
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
much less; to say nothing of
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
noisy; confused; uproarious
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend