cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
thought; idea; conception
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to make an appeal; to urge
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to think constantly about; to dwell on
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction