hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
jewel; precious stone; gem
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
maintenance; preservation; improvement
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
bravery; valor; valour; courage
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
serious crime; grave crime