direct unforked road; straight path
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
the opposite direction; the other way
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
shooting down (an aircraft)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
redoing; doing over again