difficult to ...; hard to ...
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to boost; to force up; to push up
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
cooperation; collaboration
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
in accordance with plans; just as planned
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little