(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt)
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
ascending a mountain stream (recreational activity)
waterproofing; making watertight
I can't die and leave things this way
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
connection; link; relationship
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
proposed site; site chosen
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
climbing rope (for mountaineering)
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
weakening; emaciation; decline
taking an unexpected opportunity
perception; sensation; awareness
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
dry riverbed; river beach
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity