difficult to ...; hard to ...
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
memory; sense; experience
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
prudence; discretion; thought
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
anything and everything; just about everything
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to try all possible means
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming