very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
neat and clean; tidy; trim
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
feeling of a house or a room
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
light; easy; non-serious; minor
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
the public; general public
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
near oneself; close to one; familiar
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
casual speech; peer language; informal language
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
personality; style; appearance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
armed might; military power; the sword; force
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
crops; agricultural produce
one-by-one; separately; in detail
individual; private person; personal; natural person
solution; solution strategy
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with