below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
mountain road; mountain trail
opposite side; opposition
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to fall off; to tumble down
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
riskiness; (level of) danger
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
camping; campground; making camp
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
tool; implement; means; furniture
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
risky; dangerous; insecure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
clay-like; clayey; argillaceous
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling