obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
exchange of letters; correspondence
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
homeworld; home planet; mother planet
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
(instrumental) solo; recital
physical condition; state of health; shape
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to throw into; to dump in together
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to overdo; to do too much
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
good-natured person; nice person
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)