obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
trio; gang of three; threesome
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
frequency (of occurrence)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
mountain shape; chevron; cone
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
older sister; elder sister
elder sister; effeminate man
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate