obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
needless to say; obviously; of course
nation at war; militant nation
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
worry; mental agony; heartache
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
legend; folklore; tradition
investigation; inquiry; research; study; consideration; deliberation
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
discovery; detection; finding
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
(idle pursuit of) pleasure
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
the other day; lately; recently
various families; various schools of thought
ranging through (mountains, fields, etc., looking for something); roaming over; searching far and wide; reading extensively
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
start; beginning; first step; clue
to (a place); until (a time)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
revival; restoration; resuscitation