adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to give directions; to issue instructions
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
free time; time at leisure
to throw up; to vomit; to spew
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
superb view; picturesque scenery
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
horizon (related to land)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
school; proofreading; proof
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
news of someone's death; obituary
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
(in the same way) as before; as always
noisy; confused; uproarious
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something); way of appreciating (e.g. opera); way of understanding; how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to wish to go well; to have good intentions