obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
ice house; ice room; cold room
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
thought; consideration; thinking
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to nip (something) in the bud
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
since when; from when; how long