difficult to ...; hard to ...
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
this is why; this means; it is the case that
ostensible (surface) reason
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
such; like that; that sort of; very
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
subtracting points; points deducted
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
disclosure; exposure; revelation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
interruption; suspension; break
interception (email); wiretap; bug
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import