route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
within; inside of; less than
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
remaining quantity; residual quantity
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
correction; revision; amendment
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
specialization; specialisation
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to backfire; to have a harmful result
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
restoration; repair; mending
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to grant someone's request
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade