There's a story here about about some people who have taken a pay cut in order to work fewer hours.

If I could get a reasonable income I would be happy enough with it.
If I had too much free time, I wouldn't know
what to do with it.

That's the way of the world. You have to use everything you've got.

He would sell his own mother to get to the top,
wouldn't you?

The discussions focus on the personal side of factual events - the story behind the story.

She talks about the last 15 feet of her second attempt to reach the summit of Everest.

scale

plonk/ plunk
[plʌŋk]

nudge
['nʌdʒ]

I wasn't roped, and you sort of, you feel wobbly at the top, because suddenly all the land is disappearing.

third
[θə:d]
II. 1. (една) третина/трета (част)

If you think about the tiredest you've ever felt and multiply that by three, you'll go through the layers of tiredness, as you climb up the mountain.

But something inside you, because of your heart, you really need to want to get that target very badly, and somehow or other you push through the barriers.

Your body doesn't exist naturally, so the systems are starting to break down and just close down on you. So, saliva is a luxury.

Is he around?

Crime would increase overnight.

ban
banning, banned

We are the same age.

If this turns out to be true.

wound
wuːnd ; wuːnd

heal
hiːl ; hiːl

obese
əʊˈbiːs ; oʊˈbiːs
obesity
əʊˈbiːsəti ; oʊˈbiːsəti

You are bound to...

The first letter is connected with his first experience/meeting with a different place.

He's got some great news.

If it becomes a fact he will send home a lot of money.

stab
[stæb]

But if you can just picture it, if you slipped, you would have just fallen off the mountain...