obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
to be too late; to be too slow
feeling keenly; fully realizing
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
responsibility; duty; obligation
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
and so; therefore; for that reason
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
speaking of ...; as for ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
a great variety of; all sorts or kinds of; multifarious
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully