to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to rain incessantly; to downpour
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
house; dwelling; human habitation
mason; stonemason; stonecutter
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
right under; directly below; right beneath
plateau; tableland; eminence
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
aspect; phase; condition; modality
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to knock down; to utterly defeat
religious organization; religious organisation
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to blaze; to burn brightly
something new (of poor quality)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
welling of water; spring water; spring
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to agree with one; to suit one; to feel comfortable (in, with); (lit.) the water agrees with one
to keep watch; to stand guard
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift