obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
every person; every mouth; every entrance
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
way; method; means; resource; course
from the beginning; from scratch
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
thorough; exhaustive; complete
(written) contract; agreement
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
return of something; repayment
side effect; adverse reaction
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
carcinogenic; cancer causing
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
concealment; suppression; hiding
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
symbol; code; sign; notation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening