difficult to ...; hard to ...
until now; so far; up to the present
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress