obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
intelligence; intellect; brains
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
all you have to do is; just; that's all
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
development; exploitation
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
material; substance; matter
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
manipulation of information; spin
without leaving any trace
massive earthquake; megaquake
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long