datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
slope; slanting surface; bevel
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
the reverse; other side; lining
right under; directly below
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
beyond that point; after that
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
opposite bank; farther shore
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
lifting (a child) high up in the air
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
arrangement of stones in a garden
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to use up all one's strength
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to blow through; to blow across
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)