guidance; leadership; leading the way
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
bringing; taking; carrying
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
picking; collecting; harvesting
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
in accordance with; according to
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
thunderous roar; roaring sound
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
although I say; although one might say; although called
almost; roughly; approximately
slope; slanting surface; bevel
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
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by