stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
the Alps; range of high mountains
(being) worth seeing; impressive
providing information; provision of information; information provision
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to be free; to be available
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to begin to walk; to set out
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
one-year-old; one year old
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to raise one's voice; to shout
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
as much as one can; as much as possible
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
superior; superiors; senior
(overhead) luggage rack (on a train, bus, etc.)
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking