story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
chance (of success); odds
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sanity; consciousness; soberness
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
blunder; bungle; clumsiness