difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
meeting; greeting; welcome
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
brothers and sisters; siblings
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
high-pitched tone; soprano
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
person who is ...; thing that is ...
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
arm; skill; efforts; ability
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down