difficult to ...; hard to ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
that's the way it is; such is life
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
time; hour; period; class
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
employee of a non-governmental or non-profit organization
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
driving license suspension
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
order-taking; salesperson
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still