ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
road over a mountain pass
completely; fully; entirely
course; route; path; process; stages
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
house; dwelling; human habitation
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
without thinking of the consequences
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
share; portion; quota; cut
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
street parking; on-street parking
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
to crowd; to flock; to swarm