difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
spirit; heart; disposition
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
switching over to; migration; transition
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
if you think about it; come to think of it
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
modern person; people of today
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
type of occupation; occupational category
to overdo; to do too much
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
modern civilization; modern civilisation
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
order; sequence; procedure
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
priority; order of precedence
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable