to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
important point; strategic position; key point
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
river; stream; River; the ... river
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to run down (stairs, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to backfire; to have a harmful result
memory; sense; experience
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
upper half of the body; upper body
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
occasional; infrequent; rare
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window