difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
the whole area; all areas
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
most part; greater part; majority
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
railroad; railway; rail transport
private citizen; civilian
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
you (plural); all of you; you all
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
support; backing; aid; assistance
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
seeing one off; farewell; escort
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
unable to resist; unable to suppress
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it