route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
calling by name; designation; nomination
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
choices; alternatives; options
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; cachaça (Brazilian liquor)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
responsibility; duty; obligation
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to close (one's eyes); to shut
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
in that manner; like that
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
to ask a question; to ask questions
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
interference; obstruction; sabotage
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
private citizen; civilian