hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
about when; about what time; how soon
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
in search of; in order to look for
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
sorry to bother you, but ...
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
inn town; post town; post-station town
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
1,000,000; one million; million; many
mountain chain; mountains
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
(please ...) after checking; after verification
figure eight; figure of eight
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
old couple; elderly couple
elevation; height above sea level
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
meanwhile; in the meantime
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)