route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
jewel; precious stone; gem
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to spread; to be propagated
fake; something false; sham; deception
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
tool; implement; means; furniture
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
at a moment's notice; readily
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
battle formation; military formation
head; lead; vanguard; first
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
step; stride; counter for steps
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
precondition; prerequisite
early (days); initial stage; initial
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)