just now; a moment ago; this very minute
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to repeat; to do something over again
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
with these words; while saying
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
in this way; thus; such; uh...
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
everyday life; daily life
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
just one person; only one
arista; awn; (grain) beard
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
mountain river; mountain stream
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple