The first one makes me

lobbyist

No ideas on the 2nd, & the third one

program

But try and get it all to make sense? I'm clueless.

Chick - Core - E - Chicory!

secret identity

gravity

I can think of other similar words that *almost* fit, but can't quite find the one that fits them all!

Exist, exist one single lodge.

Safe but not out after first dodge.

Period B.F. no k

Ok, I'm trying to go out on a limb since it seems I'm just not thinking right on word 2. Here are my musings, but I can't really say that I have anything resembling an answer.

Safe - sure, positive, +/t/T

secure, tie up, knots/Q

stable, stationAry/A

But - butt, rear end, Z?

butt up to, abut, next to?

Not - Knot/Q?, except I can't figure out a U from "out"

Not Out - In/N

Not Out - safe (as in baseball) - something else for "safe"?

After - O (comes after N?)

First - 1/I or A

or After First? - B?

or what letter is after the first letter in this word?

Dodge - ball, round/O

avoid, go around, S

Maybe it'll help someone else. Hopefully won't just make everyone confused!

Well I normally go with

kiss

Excellent, now we're getting somewhere! Yes, definitely for the first two, B & A; cant tell if the third is a capital I or lower case L?

I was thinking the Lower case option.

Well if it's not teenage angst,

bride/groom with cold feet?

At least if you have the Sinatra version in your head, not so bad.

unattainable or fleeting

Exist, exist one single lodge.

Safe but not out after first dodge.

(Show your work for full credit)

Well, this is all I can guess at so far

Exist - Be/B

One - A

Single - 1/l?

Wait, is it

Northward?

~ Samurai -> sword? ~

What was forbidden was

Knowledge - it was forbidden for them to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good & evil

As tangible things go, it makes me think of a

library, or school/learning

pride/ego?

hmm, it also reminds me of

a kid's music box

I believe the rule is

Square it & add it.

2, 2^2, 2^2 +2, 3^3, 3^3 +3, 4^4, 4^4 +4, 5^5, 5^5 +5, 6^6, 6^6 +6, 7^7, 7^7 +7

your dreams

Admittedly this is not *quite* correct, but if you take into account some vernacular language it could also be Kinetic & Potential (energy) states.

And don't forget Plasma!