root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to cut; to slit; to slash
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
without thinking of the consequences
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
river; stream; River; the ... river
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
belief; faith; conviction
life and death; life or death
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking; legislative
school building; schoolhouse
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
what would (you) do?; what to do about it