orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
blood relationship; blood relative
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
means; way; method; measure
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
spine; backbone; spinal column
with a start; with a jump
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
sliding safely; just making it; being just on time
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
serves you right!; see what happens!
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
unidentified flying object; UFO