difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
war; battle; match; game; competition
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
in the same way as; just like
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
in one's own way or style
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
classical elegance; antiquity
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare