difficult to ...; hard to ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to correct oneself; to restate
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
to attempt; to test; to try out
hey there; I say; see here
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
grounds of a Shinto shrine
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
test period; exam period; examination time
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
results; record; grades; marks
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
scene; spectacle; sight; view
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
surroundings; environs; circumference
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point