difficult to ...; hard to ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
contemplation; meditation
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
strategy meeting; council of war
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
cold reception; inhospitality
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
leader; central personage
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)