consecutive defeats; series of defeats
recreation; diversion; relaxation
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
any more; any further; any better; any longer
group; bunch; crowd; group
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to walk away; to walk off
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
not limited to; not just ...
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to frolic about; to mess around
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
billow; surge; large wave
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
this (very thing); this precisely