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precipice

懸崖 / 險境 (n.)

本意是「陡峭的懸崖」。在政治或戰爭語境中,常用來比喻「災難的邊緣、危險的關頭」,比如 `on the precipice of war`(處於戰爭的邊緣)。

You should also consider that we find ourselves
on the precipice of war in the Stepstones.
And the Sea Snake holds claim to nearly half the realm's ships.