remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to attack; to assault; to assail
difficult to ...; hard to ...
place; situation; position; location
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
(Russian) maritime provinces
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to unfold; to unroll; to open
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
long ago; already; a long time ago
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
urban areas; the streets; town; city
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
here and there; everywhere
inside; interior; inner part
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
go that far; to that extent
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end