to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
detour; circumvention; turning movement
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
almost; roughly; approximately
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
in one's own way or style
opening and shutting; opening and closing
scaling; climbing; ascending
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
(not) even once; (not) ever
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert