difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
reason for being; raison d'être
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
fixed shore net; fixed shore trap; stationary trap; stationary net
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
amount of material resources
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
(dead) end; end of the line
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
to cut one's way through the waves
hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)