difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
upheaval; upthrust; uplift
article to be delivered; present
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
quick-witted; quick to understand
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
different thing; another question; different case
toilet; lavatory; powder room
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
great joy; delight; jubilation
recently; lately; these days
vitality; ability to earn a living
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
man of the hour; woman of the hour
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
retirement (from the world); seclusion
baton (of command); order; command; direction
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to trace back to (the origins of something)