difficult to ...; hard to ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to apologize; to apologise
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
it is not (like that) either
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
company; corporation; workplace
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mum; mom; mummy; the missus