to have a hard time of it
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
with a start; with a jump
to rock; to shake; to swing
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
interference; intervention; meddling
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss