obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to pick up; to find; to gather
difficult to ...; hard to ...
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
how long; how much; to what extent
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
within; inside of; less than
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
before the end of this year
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)