difficult to ...; hard to ...
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
siblings; brothers and sisters
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to put on airs; to assume importance
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
different opinion; objection
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
year in, year out; always; 24-7
whistle (sound made with the lips)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
just one person; only one
Son of God; child of an emperor
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase