guidance; leadership; leading the way
sabotage; slow-down tactics
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
menial; meanness; servility; abject
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
person concerned; interested party; related party
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
group; bunch; crowd; group
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
unlike; unbecoming; unworthy of; out of keeping with
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to start working; to take action
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
for example; for instance; e.g.
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet