difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
imagination; supposition; guess
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to get help; to enlist aid
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
since when; from when; how long
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
village headman; village mayor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
in comparison to; rather than
very young; little; childish; immature
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority