difficult to ...; hard to ...
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
although I say; although one might say; although called
neglected garden; abandoned garden; closing down (of zoo, kindergarten, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
good feeling; feeling good
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
name; given name; first name
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty