difficult to ...; hard to ...
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
(some) more; even more; longer; further
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
effect; result; worth; use; avail
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
all; entire; whole; altogether
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
serious; not joking; straight
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass