sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
beyond that point; after that
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
rope; cord; policeman's rope
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
gale; strong wind; high wind
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
handrail; railing; banister
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to escape death; to be saved from death
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
percent; per cent; percentage
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
state of mind; (one's) mental state
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable