ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
noisy; confused; uproarious
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
brilliant; bright; dazzling
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to be surprised; to be astonished
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up