painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
small fraction; small proportion
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
stepwise; one step at a time
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
light color; light colour
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
that; the matter in question
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly