background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
superstition; superstitious belief
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to be found; to be discovered
objection; dissent; protest
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
infancy; childhood; tender age
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
personification; impersonation; embodiment
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
accumulation; accumulate; store
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
detour; diversion; alternative route
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
course; route; path; process; means
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
standing tall; towering; soaring
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
anything and everything; just about everything
together; abreast; side-by-side
bravery; courage; heroism