to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to finish reading; to read through
coherence; order; focus; point
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
another thing; other things; another man's property
word; term; language; speech
literally; to the letter; literal
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
historical; traditional; historic
based on; built on; made from
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
legend; folklore; tradition
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
Rocky Mountains; the Rockies
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
right side; right-hand side
dotted line; perforated line
source of river; fountainhead
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)