Vocabulary

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; tassel

assault; outrage; act of violence

insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

moat; fosse

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

home country; one's own country; country of origin

performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

people; populace; masses

nationalism

contradiction; inconsistency

immunity; immunization; immunisation

interview (e.g. for a job); job interview

lumber; timber; wood

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

question; query

actor; actress

adhesion; conglutination; accretion

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

marketable securities; stocks and bonds

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence

post office

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

forecast; prediction

young child; toddler

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

aspect; phase; condition

term; terminology

blank form

articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment

main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline

training; education; development; cultivation

reliance; dependence

flow

entering; going into

no outs

decision; judgment; resolution