really; truly; indeed; good grief
to take a breath; to take a short rest
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to slide into; to slip into
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to say; to be called; to do
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to pick up; to find; to gather
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
ramification; branching off
river; stream; River; the ... river
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous