apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
in search of; in order to look for
control; check; restraint; inhibition
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
very likely; very probable
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
midsummer; height of summer
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to rock; to shake; to swing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
northern part; the north (of a region)
place; situation; position; location
precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
mountain range; mountain belt
terrain; geographical features; topography
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
sea level; (surface of) sea
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
high ground; plateau; heights
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)