direct unforked road; straight path
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
-less; lacking; non-existing
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
outer space; void of space
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
(period of) a year; during an era
time axis; time basis; timeline
time travel; leaping through time
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
(not) merely; (not) simply
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
amount of material resources
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster