obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
pressure; oppression; suppression
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
electricity; (electric) light
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to kill; to choke the life out of
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
(physically) disabled person; person with a physical disability
as you know; as you are aware
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to harm; to cause harm to
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)