difficult to ...; hard to ...
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
different opinion; objection
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
sick person; patient; invalid
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
guardian; protector; patron; parent
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
great difference; big difference; wide margin
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be lacking in options; to be too few
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to pass (of time); to elapse
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
postwar period; period after Second World War