book; volume; this; present; main; head
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
memory; ability to remember
writing; composition; essay; sentence
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
terrain; geographical features; topography
site; point on a map; spot
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
at that time; in those days
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
development; exploitation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
elevation; height above sea level
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
the reverse; other side; lining
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to increase; to add to; to augment
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic