source of river; fountainhead
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
very likely; very probable
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to show; to bare (the teeth)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fine (mesh, fabric texture)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
direct unforked road; straight path
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to refuse; to decline; to deny
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to mark the end; to spell the end
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to stop walking; to pause
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to reflect; to throw back light
underground lake; subterranean lake
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
spring water; clear (pure) water