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
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
river; stream; River; the ... river
to catch the eye; to attract attention
legendary; fabled; fabulous
two times; twice; two degrees
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
usurpation; taking back; dispossession