difficult to ...; hard to ...
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
antiques; old works of art
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
main purpose; primary objective
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
person concerned; interested party; related party
scandal; deplorable event
first of all; first thing
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to thrust before; to thrust at
preference; priority; precedence
to be settled; to be brought to an end
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
leopardess; female leopard
main; principal; chief; primary; major
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to stare back (at); to glare back
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to exert oneself; to make efforts
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
pride; boast; credit (to)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to be bony; to be angular
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing