barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
field; sports stadium; arena
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
established practice; custom
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
(in) his way; peculiar to him
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
most difficult; next to impossible
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to gather strength; to take heart
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
ancient times; distant past; antiquity