establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to accept; to receive; to agree
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
news; word; tidings; omen
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
letter; missive; note; mail
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be damaged; to receive damage
defense; defence; protection
on the occasion of; at the time of
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
having said that; on the other hand
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
grade; class; degree; magnitude
classification; categorization; sorting
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
and; thereupon; because of that
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify