to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
mountain range; mountain belt
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
almost; roughly; approximately
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
each house; every house; many houses
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to surround; to crowd around
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
young persons' association
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to spit out; to eject; to dump
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to crouch; to squat; to cower
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
that is to say; so that means
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
something worthy of comparison; something being compared