difficult to ...; hard to ...
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
suffix for familiar person
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
existence; being; presence
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
deeply impressive; memorable; striking