difficult to ...; hard to ...
all present; all concerned; all of us
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; lately; recently
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
how; in what way; how about
suffix for familiar person
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
adds force or indicates command
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
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
the other day; a few days ago
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not