difficult to ...; hard to ...
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
imagination; supposition; guess
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
without permission; without notice
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
place; room; margin; scope
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
at least; at most; (even) just
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
because of; owing to; due to
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
covered with; stained; smeared