difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to trample down; to devastate
survival; survivor; relic
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
very likely; very probable
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
wounded person; injured person
midway; halfway through; in the course of
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum