difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
popular person; favorite; favourite
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
the front; honest; upright; decent
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
flawless; absolute perfection
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
instead; but (on the other hand)
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)