difficult to ...; hard to ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
eating quickly; speed-eating
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
perfect; complete; flawless
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
(police) detective; criminal matter
arrest; apprehension; capture
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
last night; yesterday evening
impossible; unlikely; improbable
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
tossing and turning while asleep
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out