valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
other than; excluding; without
without; unless; have to do
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
wounded person; injured person
article; news story; report; account
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
both; both sides; both parties
sudden drop; precipitous slope
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
profitable; worn-out; crumbling