familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
how; in what way; in what manner
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
dispersing; breaking up; running away
step; stride; counter for steps
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
incommunicative; taciturn
to look down on; to condescend
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to look forward to something
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
long ago; a long time ago; already
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
decision; settlement; definition
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hollow; cavity; dent; depression