resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
representative; exemplary; model
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
even if not; even without
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
physical strength; muscle strength
practice; practising; experience
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
reinforcement; strengthening
multifunction; multipurpose
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character