accomplishment	achievement
short-lived	lasting for a short period of time
albeit	although
vicariously	felt or experienced indirectly
to cut corners	to do things in an easiest, quickest way
at the expense of	for the suffering of sth because of your action
lax	too permissive
vibes	mood or mental influence produced by a particular issue
perishable	likely to go bad easily
a host of	a lot of
ills	problems, misfortunes
to be stunted	to be prevented from growing or developing properly
binding	involving obligation
constraint	restriction, limitation
antiquated	obsolete, out of date
diffident	uncertain
hype	sensation, sth exaggerated
to defy	to disobey
defiance	disobedience
ballpark figures	a number that is only approximate
to bone up on sth	to study for a specific purpose
subservient	submissive, showing too much obedience
to ride pillion	?
to have a bumpy ride	to experience some problems, difficulties
unfazed	?
allegiance	an instance of being loyal
to spare a thought	to give some reflection
to restrict	to make stay in one place
to cramp into sth	to fit in sth
banishment	an instance of being removed
deterrent	sth that prevents from sth undesirable
to waver	to hesitate
enterprising	having the ability to accept sth challenging
to ply	?