difficult to ...; hard to ...
to bail out (water); to scoop out
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
isolation; being alone; being friendless
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
coincident with; while; simultaneously
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; thereupon; because of that
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
interference; intervention; meddling
study; diligence; discount; reduction
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
number one; first; best; most; game; round
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
that; the matter in question
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
while; during; while; although; all; both
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be surprised; to be astonished
hey there; I say; see here
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant