difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to press a question; to cross-examine
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
absolutely; positively; decidedly
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
individual; private person; personal; natural person
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)