obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to look away; to avert one's eyes
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pass (of time); to elapse
real thing; original; actual
reality; actuality; hard fact
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
most part; greater part; majority
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to have an eye on; to zero in on
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
from outside; from the side
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.