(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to be main; to be principal; to be important
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
clothes; clothing; garments
to overdo; to do too much
(the condition of) one's health
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
about this time; about now
Murphy's Law ("Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong")
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
secret information; intelligence
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
true friend; close friend
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
interchange; service interchange
interchange; international; international school; inter-
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to be expensive; to be costly
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery