furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
spine; backbone; spinal column
high ground; plateau; heights
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
as (for); for; in the capacity of
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
crops; agricultural produce
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
fishing industry; fishery
center; centre; metropolis
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
marshy grassland; wetlands
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
rather; better; instead; if anything
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
regarding highly; attaching importance to
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles