precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
entire world; whole world; world stage
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
condition; situation; prospects
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
by sheer strength; by brute force
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to be lacking in options; to be too few
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
along; parallel to; in accordance with
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to be reminded of; to call to mind
profiting while others fight
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
water's edge; beach; foreshore
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
profitable plan; good plan
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
possible; likely; probable
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
clear; precise; definite; distinct
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news