generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
mountain climbing; mountaineering
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
footwear; footgear; shoes
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
hook getting caught on something underwater
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
in proportion to; just as much as
good performance; good work; great success
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
breathing techniques; breath control
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
material; materials; data; information; documents
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
three times; thrice; third (interval)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to grant a person a moment
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear