barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of