difficult to ...; hard to ...
to concern; to be related
time; season; period; phase; stage
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
not limited to; not just ...
central government ministries and agencies
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
that is to say; so that means
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
government office; public office
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
war; fighting; fierce competition
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
open every day of the year
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
traditional; conventional
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to be reminded of; to call to mind
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
versatility; multiplicity of use
to be surprised; to be astonished
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age