precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to boost; to force up; to push up
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
leader; central personage
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
no need to guess; certainly
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
medical representative; pharmaceutical sales representative; mixed reality; MR; marketing research; mitral regurgitation
eastern part; the east (of a region)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)