very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
description; describing; depicting
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to be silent; to say nothing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
craving; longing; thirsting
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
concreteness; feasibility
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order