difficult to ...; hard to ...
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
great hurry; great haste; rush
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
explanation; interpretation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
business trip; official trip
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
time; season; period; phase; stage
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
how long; how far; how much
everyday life; daily life
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
prudence; discretion; thought
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of