to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one's way back; one's way home
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
with a start; with a jump
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
moisture; humidity; dampness
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
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
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
tingling; stinging; pungently
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
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
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
weight; heavyweight boxer
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction