difficult to ...; hard to ...
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
alone; by oneself; on one's own
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to attack; to assault; to assail
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
and yet; though; when; in spite of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
morning training (e.g. before school)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
glove (esp. sports); globe
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre