difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
rubbish heap; garbage dump
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
meaning; significance; sense
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low