difficult to ...; hard to ...
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
environment; circumstance
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
study; learning; tutorial
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
profitable plan; good plan
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
accurate; correct; precise; exact
choices; alternatives; options
personal feelings; self-interest
to perceive; to understand
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
manuscript; version; draft
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause