difficult to ...; hard to ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
late at night; at a late hour
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
trouble; bother; annoyance
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
such; like that; that sort of; very
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
loveable; very likeable; like very much
older brother and younger sister
any more; any further; any better; any longer
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might