obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
monetary; financial; pecuniary
chief; main; principal; major
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
influence; clout; leverage
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
at the time; in those days; then
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
illegal; illicit; unlawful
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
present; current; in operation
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
countermeasure; counter-measure
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power