barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
use; utilization; utilisation; application
while; even though; despite
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
palatial residence; stately mansion
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
fields (of rice and other crops)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope