to lose one's footing; to slip
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
lightheadedness; disorientation; wobbliness; staggering
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
evident; plain; distinct; clear
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to look around; to look towards (us)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
overanxiety; needless worry
certain evidence; definite evidence
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
Western civilization; Western civilisation
frame; framework; outline
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)