difficult to ...; hard to ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be needed; to be wanted
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
source of funds; resources; finances
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
around the world; throughout the world
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
this world; this life; world of the living
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
if it is the case that ...
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to triumph; to be elated with success
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
starting (construction) work
one by one; one after another; successively
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to one's heart's content or satisfaction