to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
complete change; about-face
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
posterity; future life; life to come
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
continuation; succession; series
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten