obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to be erected; to be built
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
posture; position; stance
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
supply line; line of communications
flying column; detached force
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
serious; severe; grave; acute
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
severe; strict; tough; hard
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chasing after women; womanizing
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy