difficult to ...; hard to ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
any more; any further; any better; any longer
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
simply; merely; only; solely
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
failure; mistake; blunder
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to keep away; to keep at a distance
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration