wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
prospects of victory; chances of success
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
cooperation; collaboration
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
mountain climbing; mountaineering
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
footwear; footgear; shoes
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
in proportion to; just as much as