to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
not yet known; unknown; strange
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
reaching; attaining; arrival
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
(in) his way; peculiar to him
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
major powers of the world; great powers
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
one large ...; a great ...
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
southern part; the south (of a region)
marshy grassland; wetlands
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
conquest; domination; mastery
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
Tian Shan mountain range (Central Asia); Tengri Tagh
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
progress; advance; improvement; development
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
one's course; one's path; one's road
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)