to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
chance (of success); odds
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
ups and downs; up-and-down
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
shout of victory; cry of triumph
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
first report (esp. of an incident or news story); initial report
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
of all people; a person of ...'s standing