travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
the whole day; all the day
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
business (engagement); commercial use; business use
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
young person; youth; young
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
tendency; trend; inclination
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
(on) horseback; riding a horse
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
somehow; somewhat; seemingly