difficult to ...; hard to ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
letter; missive; note; mail
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to ask a question; to ask questions
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
dissection; autopsy; analysis
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
person concerned; interested party; related party
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little