difficult to ...; hard to ...
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
(not) even once; (not) ever
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
all people; the whole nation
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to stick it out (until the end)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
head house (family); birthplace; originator
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting