remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to give an impression; to make an impression
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
personality; character; individuality; personhood
all present; all concerned; all of us
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to pull in (fish); to land
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
this for sure; certainly is
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
good-looking; fair; beautiful
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
clear; precise; definite; distinct