difficult to ...; hard to ...
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
preface; foreword; introduction
clear writing; specification
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
life; living; I; me; student
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
genuine article; real thing; real deal