route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
detour; circumvention; turning movement
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
first attack; first strike; first blow
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be worried; to be troubled
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to watch for an unguarded moment
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to open (one's eyes) wide
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very