obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
promising; hopeful; full of promise
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
invitation; introduction; temptation
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
you (plural); all of you; you all
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
preparation; arrangements
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
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
every person; every mouth; every entrance
volley firing; fusillade; broadside