terrain; geographical features; topography
even though; despite; when
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
an inch ahead; the immediate future
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
freeze frame; stop motion
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to complain; to make a complaint
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se