difficult to ...; hard to ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
I see; that's right; indeed
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to look away; to avert one's eyes
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to get late; to advance; to wear on
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
early to bed early to rise
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
that's the way it is; such is life
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction