rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to approach; to draw near
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to surround; to crowd around
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
terrain; geographical features; topography
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
nesting hole; burrow; den
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to need; to call for; to require
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to string along (of rope, etc.)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end