obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
soon; before long; in the near future
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
front entrance; front door
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
research institute; (research) laboratory
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
here and there; in places
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
attestation (investiture) ceremony
sanity; consciousness; soberness
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
very recently; in the very recent past
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
without sparing time for sleep
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
(software) extension; add-on; plug-in
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot