obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
national defence; national defense
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
many problems; various problems
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to say no more; to sink into silence
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to smirk; to grin broadly
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
(giving) instruction; initiation
to step forward; to take a step forward
to check; to stop; to keep back
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
for today; for the time being
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win