to stand by; to be on standby
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
mountain range; mountain belt
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to make a vow; to take an oath