to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
invisibly; secretly; privately
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
technical skill; ability; capacity
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
restoration; repair; mending
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration