difficult to ...; hard to ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
strong interaction; strong force
forcibly; against one's will
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to repeat; to do something over again
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
in the meanwhile; during the time
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
opposite; reverse; contrary
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
vaseline; petroleum jelly; petrolatum
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)