difficult to ...; hard to ...
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to employ; to hire; to charter
professional killer; hit man
to put one's life on the line
hey there; I say; see here
(written) contract; agreement
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
competent; suitable; qualified
prototype model; experimental machine
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
straight-laced person; stubborn person
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
action; operation; effect; function
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves