(social) position; status
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
unfairness; injustice; partiality
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to stop walking; to pause
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
nesting hole; burrow; den
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to be dependable; to be reliable
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small