meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
vitality; energy; dynamism
forest; woodland; woods; area of dense woody vegetation
elliptical shape; oval shape
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
richness; fullness; lushness; body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); depth; weight
to watch intently; to stare
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
each place; various places
joint; seam; joining point
nod; inclination of the head
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
hidden room; secret chamber
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language