difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
existence; possession; having; limited company
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
considerably; greatly; a lot
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
gear change; change of gears
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice