difficult to ...; hard to ...
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to push back; to press back; to force back
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics