decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
after a long time; for the first time in a while
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
stepping back; drawing back
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
adds force or indicates command
to some extent; to a certain extent
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
a few years ago; some years back
without cause; without reason
extermination; annihilation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
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 be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
mountain road; mountain trail
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
selection; choice; option
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike