difficult to ...; hard to ...
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
how long; how far; how much
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
practice; practising; experience
thereupon; shortly thereafter
calm; composed; cool; quiet
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
first; first base; first baseman; fast
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
corn flakes; cold cereal; breakfast cereal
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
several minutes; a few minutes
eating between meals; snacking
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
another's parent; another's parents