obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
pupil; student; schoolchild
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
all sorts of; all kinds of
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
spare time; free time; leisure time
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
absorption; suction; attraction
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
maximum permissible level or dosage
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier