to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
links; chain; shackle; linking
connection; relation; linkage
by means of; due to; because of; according to
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
madness; craziness; insanity
to surge (water or waves)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
violent explosion; bursting
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
in succession; one by one
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
fierce flames; raging flames
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object