(personal) background check
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
intelligence or information network
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to watch over; to watch attentively
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
place; situation; position; location
nature park; natural park
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to hold fast; to protect to the end
direct unforked road; straight path
sense of orientation; sense of direction
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
invitation; introduction; temptation
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
creation; Creation (by God)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
overconfident; presumptuous
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime