blood sugar level; blood glucose level
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
decrease; reduction; decline
mountain climber; mountaineer
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
daily food; regular diet; staple food
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
immediate effect; instant effect
very interesting; of great interest
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to stray from; to get lost
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to quicken one's pace (steps)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
along the river; riverside
to lose one's way; to get lost
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations