difficult to ...; hard to ...
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to breathe out; to exhale
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
pupil; student; schoolchild
only; merely; but; no more than
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
ago; since; before; previous
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one's own child; one's own children
decrease; reduction; decline
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to have a reason; to have an excuse
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word