(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
secondary; of secondary importance
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to encamp; to take up positions
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
contradiction; inconsistency
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
sympathy; compassion; pity
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining