mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
fresh verdure; new green leaves
made-to-order; custom-made
each house; every house; many houses
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
100,000,000; one hundred million
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
for use by children; for children
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
plastic container (e.g. gas can, water can or similar)
covered in mud; mud-caked
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
theatre; theater; playhouse
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
public telephone; pay phone
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)