elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
secret technique; secret art
to incur someone's enmity
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to butt heads; to head-butt
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
travelling alone; solitary journey
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to be inflated with pride
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range