difficult to ...; hard to ...
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
relatively; comparatively
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
valuable article; valuables
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
remembrance; recollection; recognition
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water