difficult to ...; hard to ...
entering (a facility, etc.)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
small number; few; minority
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
why; how; for what reason
phrase; phrase; strawberry
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
number one; first; best; most; game; round