difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
questionnaire; survey; poll
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
otherwise; or else; if not
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
such a thing; something like that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair