east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
town; city; municipal; urban
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
archipelago; chain of islands
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to surround; to crowd around
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
several times (as large, over)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
surface of the earth; ground surface
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to bring back; to restore