obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
very troublesome; extremely bothersome; awfully complicated; tedious and annoying
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
custom; practice; convention; precedent
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to stop (plug) one's ears
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)