mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(together) with; -wide; including
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
scene; spectacle; sight; view
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
behind; in the rear; in back
covered wagon; prairie schooner
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to go ahead; to pull ahead
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
riding together; riding with
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
national border; provincial border
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
station; office; guardroom
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy