route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
half the body; half length
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
sports ground; playing field; playground
to be hot on a person's heels
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
identifiable; personalized
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
hateful; detestable; loathsome
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency