difficult to ...; hard to ...
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to jump from one thing to another
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
there is nothing; having nothing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to base something on; to make something the basis
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)