very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to take back; to recapture
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
watchful waiting; careful supervision
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
pride; dignity; self-worth
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
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
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to half-rise to one's feet
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
now that; since; so long as; because
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting