most difficult; next to impossible
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
arm; skill; efforts; ability
because of; owing to; due to
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
warp; curvature; curve; arch
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
(not) even once; (not) ever
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
outside of; not covered by
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
in the course of one's duties
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
bribe; sweetener; douceur
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
losing one's reason due to love; lack of judgment due to love
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
terrified; horrified; panicked
respect (epistolary usage)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare