desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
danger; peril; hazard; risk
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
absence; disregard; indifference
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
meditation; contemplation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
river; stream; River; the ... river
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
supply; provision; raising; procurement
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature