bị khó chịu bực mình bị quấy rầy 
annoyed 
It is hard to define what love is. ☊ 
Khó định nghĩa yêu là gì. ☊ Verbs 3 The difficulties will be solved if I become more patient. ☊ Những khó khăn sẽ được giải quyết nếu tôi trở nên kiên nhẫn hơn. ☊ Reduplicative Words 2 like: khó → →
unverständlich ☊ khó hiểu ☊ 
不理解的 ☊ bù lǐ jiě de unverständlich ☊ khó hiểu ☊ 不可理解的 ☊ bù kě lǐ jiě de an Liebeskummer leiden ☊ chịu đựng sự buồn khổ vì tình ☊ 忍受爱情的苦恼 ☊ rěn shòu ài qíng de kǔ nǎo unangenehm ☊ khó chịu ☊ 不舒服 ☊ bù shū fu unklug ☊ khờ dại ☊ 不聪明的， 不明智的 ☊ bù cōngmíng de, bù míngzhì de zwielichtig ☊ mờ ám, khó hiểu ☊ 可疑的 ☊ kěyí de unberechenbar ☊ khó lường, không đánh giá được ☊ 无法估量的 ☊ wúfǎ gūliang de unverkennbar ☊ khó nhầm lẫn, rõ ràng ☊ 显而易见的 ☊ xiǎn ér yì jiàn de doof ☊ ngu xuẩn, khờ dại, dại dột ☊ 傻 ☊ shǎ die Übelkeit ☊ khó chịu buồn nôn ☊ ☊ der Kreditrahmen ☊ khuôn khổ thẻ tín dụng ☊ ☊ unverständlich ☊ khó hiểu ☊ ☊ an Liebeskummer leiden ☊ chịu đựng sự buồn khổ vì tình ☊ ☊ unangenehm ☊ khó chịu ☊ ☊ die Schwierigkeit ☊ khó khăn ☊ ☊ unklug ☊ khờ dại ☊ ☊ zwielichtig ☊ mờ ám, khó hiểu ☊ ☊ unberechenbar ☊ khó lường, không đánh giá được ☊ ☊ unverkennbar ☊ khó nhầm lẫn, rõ ràng ☊ ☊ der Schatz ☊ kho báu ☊ ☊ doof ☊ ngu xuẩn, khờ dại, dại dột ☊ ☊ Stimmt. Außerdem genehmigt man mir dann einen höheren Kreditrahmen. ☊ Đúng. Ngoài ra sau đó người ta sẽ cho phép anh có một khuôn khổ thẻ tín dụng cao. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 636) Liebeskummer ☊ Buồn khổ vì tình ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 857) Sie leidet wirklich sehr unter ihrem Liebeskummer. ☊ Chị đã thực sự chịu đựng rất nhiều về sự buồn khổ vì tình. ☊ (Lektion 61, Nr. 868) Er hat sie immer wieder angesprochen und das war ihr unangenehm. ☊ Anh ta cứ luôn bắt chuyện với cô ta và điều đó làm cô ta khó chịu. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 874) Es ist schwer, etwas Passendes zu finden. ☊ Thật khó mà tìm cái gì phù hợp. ☊ (Lektion 71, Nr. 1014) Wir müssen übrigens noch Wäsche waschen und trocknen. ☊ Chúng ta còn phải giặt và làm khô quần áo nữa. ☊ (Lektion 84, Nr. 1199) War es schwer, den Weg hierher zu finden? ☊ Anh / Chị tìm đường đến đây có khó không? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1464) Haben Sie von Artikel 2256 noch 1.000 Stück auf Lager? ☊ Anh / Chị có sẵn trong kho 1000 cái loại sản phẩm 2256 không? ☊ (Lektion 98, Nr. 1583) Was war die schwierigste Entscheidung, die Sie bisher treffen mussten? ☊ Quyết định khó khăn nhất mà anh / chị từng gặp phải là gì? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1894) It can be difficult to adjust to being a parent. ☊ adjust ☊
admit to sb that...: I couldn't admit to my parents that I was finding the course difficult. ☊ admit ☊
You've had all the fun and I've had all the hard work. ☊ all ☊
It's hard bringing up children alone. ☊ alone ☊
annoyed (with sb) (at/about sth): He was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness. ☊ annoyed ☊
I was annoyed with myself for giving in so easily. ☊ annoyed ☊
I bet she was annoyed at having to write it out again. ☊ annoyed ☊
annoyed that...: I was annoyed that they hadn't turned up. ☊ annoyed ☊
He was annoyed to find himself going red. ☊ annoyed ☊
This interruption is very annoying. ☊ annoying ☊
Her most annoying habit was eating with her mouth open. ☊ annoying ☊
We hope to prevent anything unpleasant from happening. ☊ anything ☊
It was a difficult time. Apart from everything else, we had financial problems. ☊ apart from ☊
I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way). ☊ approach ☊
It's not as hard as I thought. ☊ as ☊
I was finding it hard to stay awake. ☊ awake ☊
I had an awful job persuading him to come (= it was very difficult). ☊ awful ☊
That name sounds awfully familiar. ☊ awfully ☊
There was an awkward silence. ☊ awkward ☊
You've put me in an awkward position. ☊ awkward ☊
an awkward customer (= a person who is difficult to deal with) ☊ awkward ☊
Have I come at an awkward time? ☊ awkward ☊
This box is very awkward for one person to carry. ☊ awkward ☊
This tool will reach into awkward corners, such as under kitchen units. ☊ awkward ☊
I must have slept in an awkward position—I'm aching all over. ☊ awkward ☊
to fight an uphill battle against prejudice ☊ battle ☊
Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat). ☊ beat ☊
The task before us is a daunting one. ☊ before ☊
I find that hard to believe. ☊ believe ☊
The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond. ☊ beyond ☊
It was a difficult birth. ☊ birth ☊
+ adj.: She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry (= the water boiled until there was none left). ☊ boil ☊
It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship. ☊ border ☊
She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing). ☊ breath ☊
The air was so cold we could hardly breathe. ☊ breathe ☊
build sb sth: David built us a shed in the back yard. ☊ build ☊
buried treasure ☊ bury ☊
I thought it was going to be difficult to get funding for the project, but in the end it was like taking candy from a baby. ☊ be like taking candy from a baby ☊
capacity for sth: She has an enormous capacity for hard work. ☊ capacity ☊
a cheap and nasty bottle of wine ☊ cheap ☊
chew (at/on/through sth): After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow. ☊ chew ☊
We are faced with a difficult choice. ☊ choice ☊
to clear up a mystery/difficulty/misunderstanding ☊ clear sth up ☊
It's difficult to see anything clearly in this mirror. ☊ clearly ☊
I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours). ☊ compare ☊
comparison (with sth): It is difficult to make a comparison with her previous book—they are completely different. ☊ comparison ☊
I appreciate everyone's concern and help at this difficult time. ☊ concern ☊
The instructions on the box are very confusing. ☊ confusing ☊
a very confusing experience ☊ confusing ☊
control sth: He was finding it difficult to control his feelings. ☊ control ☊
The pub is a converted warehouse. ☊ convert ☊
The last couple of years have been difficult. ☊ couple ☊
Her lips were dry and cracked. ☊ crack ☊
A look of annoyance crossed her face. ☊ cross ☊
Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want. ☊ cut ☊
It's hard to stay out of debt when you are a student. ☊ debt ☊
decide between A and B: It was difficult to decide between the two candidates. ☊ decide ☊
We finally reached a decision (= decided after some difficulty). ☊ decision ☊
It's a difficult decision for any doctor. ☊ decision ☊
sleep deeply (= in a way that makes it difficult for you to wake up) ☊ deeply ☊
define sth: The term 'mental illness' is difficult to define. ☊ define ☊
The difficulty of a problem was defined in terms of how long it took to complete. ☊ define ☊
define what, how, etc...: It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. ☊ define ☊
demonstrate sth (to sb): Let me demonstrate to you some of the difficulties we are facing. ☊ demonstrate ☊
His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures. ☊ desperate ☊
a difficult problem/task/exam ☊ difficult ☊
It's difficult for them to get here much before seven. ☊ difficult ☊
It's really difficult to read your writing. ☊ difficult ☊
Your writing is really difficult to read. ☊ difficult ☊
She finds it very difficult to get up early. ☊ difficult ☊
to be in a difficult position/situation ☊ difficult ☊
My boss is making life very difficult for me. ☊ difficult ☊
13 is a difficult age. ☊ difficult ☊
a difficult child/customer/boss ☊ difficult ☊
Don't pay any attention to her—she's just being difficult. ☊ difficult ☊
the difficulties of English syntax ☊ difficulty ☊
children with severe learning difficulties ☊ difficulty ☊
We've run into difficulties/difficulty with the new project. ☊ difficulty ☊
He got into difficulties while swimming and had to be rescued. ☊ difficulty ☊
The bank is in difficulty/difficulties. ☊ difficulty ☊
It was a time fraught with difficulties and frustration. ☊ difficulty ☊
I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave. ☊ difficulty ☊
I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood. ☊ difficulty ☊
The changes were made with surprisingly little difficulty. ☊ difficulty ☊
He spoke slowly and with great difficulty. ☊ difficulty ☊
We found the house without difficulty. ☊ difficulty ☊
They discussed the difficulty of studying abroad. ☊ difficulty ☊
varying levels of difficulty ☊ difficulty ☊
questions of increasing difficulty ☊ difficulty ☊
He found it difficult to hide his disappointment when she didn't arrive. ☊ disappointment ☊
Lack of discipline at home meant that many pupils found it difficult to settle in to the ordered environment of the school. ☊ discipline ☊
distinguish A from B: It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other. ☊ distinguish ☊
distinguish A and B: Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish. ☊ distinguish ☊
She only got where she is today through hard work and a driving ambition. ☊ driving ☊
I hope it stays dry for our picnic. ☊ dry ☊
Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America. ☊ dry ☊
Is my shirt dry yet? ☊ dry ☊
Store onions in a cool dry place. ☊ dry ☊
Her mouth felt as dry as a bone (= completely dry). ☊ dry ☊
It was high summer and the rivers were dry (= had no water in them). ☊ dry ☊
During the drought the river dried up. ☊ dry up ☊
As she got older, offers of modelling work began to dry up. ☊ dry up ☊
The play was going very well until one of the actors suddenly dried up. ☊ dry up ☊
We went swimming and then lay in the sun to dry off. ☊ dry off, dry sb/sth off ☊
We dried our boots off by the fire. ☊ dry off, dry sb/sth off ☊
Hot sun and cold winds can soon dry out your skin. ☊ dry out, dry sth out ☊
I'll wash and you can dry up. ☊ dry up, dry sth up ☊
With (an) effort (= with difficulty) she managed to stop herself laughing. ☊ effort ☊
Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find employment. ☊ employment ☊
We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week. ☊ encounter ☊
I hope my job's safe. Life is hard enough as it is. ☊ enough ☊
estimate how many, large, etc...: It is hard to estimate how many children suffer from dyslexia. ☊ estimate ☊
exaggerate sth: He tends to exaggerate the difficulties. ☊ exaggerate ☊
The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped apartment. ☊ existence ☊
It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners. ☊ explain ☊
express yourself: Teenagers often have difficulty expressing themselves. ☊ express ☊
It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage. ☊ extent ☊
She tried extra hard. ☊ extra ☊
I'm having extreme difficulty in not losing my temper with her. ☊ extreme ☊
She found it extremely difficult to get a job. ☊ extremely ☊
be faced with sth: She's faced with a difficult decision. ☊ face ☊
The report is based on hard facts (= information that can be proved to be true). ☊ fact ☊
I thought the work would be difficult. In actual fact, it's very easy. ☊ in (actual) fact ☊
The report was fairly incomprehensible. ☊ fairly ☊
I think you'll find it fairly difficult (= you do not want to say that it is very difficult). ☊ fairly ☊
My mouth felt completely dry. ☊ feel ☊
I had a nasty feeling that we were lost. ☊ feeling ☊
to be in financial difficulties ☊ financial ☊
find sth + adj.: You may find your illness hard to accept. ☊ find ☊
You may find it hard to accept your illness. ☊ find ☊
I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject. ☊ find ☊
The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire. ☊ fire ☊
It is difficult to make long-term forecasts for a fast-growing industry. ☊ forecast ☊
It is difficult to forecast the demand for the new train service. ☊ forecast ☊
forecast how, what, etc...: It is difficult to forecast how the markets will react. ☊ forecast ☊
free from difficulty/doubt/fear ☊ free ☊
The book is now freely available in the shops (= it is not difficult to get a copy). ☊ freely ☊
Simon finds it hard to make friends with other children. ☊ be/make friends (with sb) ☊
Hard work is fundamental to success. ☊ fundamental ☊
It's not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him! ☊ get ☊
Three people were rescued from a yacht which got into difficulties. ☊ get into sth, get yourself/sb into sth ☊
I think the problem can be got over without too much difficulty. ☊ get over sth ☊
The dry grass caught fire. ☊ grass ☊
The region is too dry for plants to grow. ☊ grow ☊
He has the irritating habit of biting his nails. ☊ habit ☊
a hand towel (= a small towel for drying your hands on) ☊ hand ☊
She's a difficult horse to handle. ☊ handle ☊
I've got to go. I can't handle it any more (= deal with a difficult situation). ☊ handle ☊
I hope nothing (= nothing unpleasant) has happened to them. ☊ happen to sb/sth ☊
He said some very hard things to me. ☊ hard ☊
This season has been a hard slog. ☊ hard ☊
When I left they were all still hard at it (= working hard). ☊ hard ☊
hard to do sth: It is hard to believe that she's only nine. ☊ hard ☊
It's hard to see how they can lose. ☊ hard ☊
'When will the job be finished?' 'It's hard to say.' (= it is difficult to be certain) ☊ hard ☊
I find his attitude very hard to take (= difficult to accept). ☊ hard ☊
We're finding reliable staff hard to come by (= difficult to get). ☊ hard ☊
You are hard to please, aren't you? ☊ hard ☊
hard for sb (to do sth): It's hard for old people to change their ways. ☊ hard ☊
It must be hard for her, bringing up four children on her own. ☊ hard ☊
Times were hard at the end of the war. ☊ hard ☊
She's had a hard life. ☊ hard ☊
Don't be too hard on him—he's very young. ☊ be hard on sb/sth ☊
It's hard on people who don't have a car. ☊ be hard on sb/sth ☊
Our victory was hard won (= won with great difficulty). ☊ hard ☊
I could hardly believe it when I read the letter. ☊ hardly ☊
He is hardly likely to admit he was wrong. ☊ hardly ☊
It's hardly the time to discuss it now. ☊ hardly ☊
You can hardly expect her to do it for free. ☊ hardly ☊
I was having difficulty in staying awake. ☊ have ☊
Avoid heavy foods that are difficult to digest. ☊ heavy ☊
It is highly unlikely that she'll be late. ☊ highly ☊
She hit the ball too hard and it went out of the court. ☊ hit ☊
a hot dry summer ☊ hot ☊
hunt for sb: Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday. ☊ hunt ☊
Times are hard and we have to husband our resources. ☊ husband ☊
I had no idea she'd had such a difficult life. ☊ have no idea, not have the faintest, first, etc. idea ☊
She found it hard to live up to his high ideals. ☊ ideal ☊
to impose limitations/restrictions/constraints on sth ☊ impose ☊
increasingly difficult/important/popular ☊ increasingly ☊
The day should be mainly dry with sunny intervals. ☊ interval ☊
I found her extremely irritating ☊ irritating ☊
an irritating habit ☊ irritating ☊
an irritating cough/rash ☊ irritating ☊
The company has got itself into difficulties. ☊ itself ☊
judge how, what, etc...: It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take. ☊ judge ☊
judge how, what, etc...: It was hard to judge how great the risk was. ☊ judge ☊
She had trouble keeping her balance. ☊ keep ☊
We're having difficulty keeping up our mortgage payments. ☊ keep sth up ☊
He got a nasty knock on the head. ☊ knock ☊
hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is difficult to comb ) ☊ knot ☊
Well, you know, it's difficult to explain. ☊ you know ☊
fertile/arid/stony, etc. land ☊ land ☊
The land was very dry and hard after the long, hot summer. ☊ land ☊
They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages). ☊ language ☊
law (on sth): The government has introduced some tough new laws on food hygiene. ☊ law ☊
The grapes were laid to dry on racks. ☊ lay ☊
In London life can be hard. ☊ life ☊
Life can be difficult when you move to a new town. ☊ life ☊
a hard/an easy life ☊ life ☊
What a nasty little man! ☊ little ☊
You soon get used to the little difficulties. ☊ little ☊
Everything has become just that little bit harder. ☊ little ☊
The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. ☊ load ☊
It was difficult to understand the local dialect. ☊ local ☊
During the day it'll become mainly dry with clear skies. ☊ mainly ☊
The house is large and difficult to maintain. ☊ maintain ☊
A warm and sunny September made up for a miserable wet August. ☊ make up for sth ☊
Matters came to a head (= the situation became very difficult) with his resignation. ☊ matter ☊
It is difficult to measure the success of the campaign at this stage. ☊ measure ☊
a medium dry white wine ☊ medium ☊
He has a complete mental block (= difficulty in understanding or remembering) when it comes to physics. ☊ mental ☊
The experience caused her huge amounts of mental suffering. ☊ mental ☊
The clear message coming from the government is that they are getting tough on crime. ☊ message ☊
fresh/dried/powdered milk ☊ milk ☊
It's difficult to define the exact nature of the problem. ☊ nature ☊
It's difficult to express our needs and desires. ☊ need ☊
The next six months will be the hardest. ☊ next ☊
It was no easy matter (= it was difficult). ☊ no ☊
I find it difficult to be objective where he's concerned. ☊ objective ☊
My favourite band? Oh, that's a hard one (= a hard question). ☊ one ☊
He ached to be home with his loved ones. ☊ one ☊
She had difficulty keeping her eyes open (= because she was very tired). ☊ open ☊
Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order. ☊ order ☊
It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change. ☊ pace ☊
a life full of pain and suffering ☊ pain ☊
It can be difficult to be a good parent. ☊ parent ☊
We've done the difficult part of the job. ☊ part ☊
The only passport to success is hard work. ☊ passport ☊
People have lost patience with (= have become annoyed about) the slow pace of reform. ☊ patience ☊
It's hard to make farming pay. ☊ pay ☊
I had a hard time getting him to pay up. ☊ pay up ☊
They are finding it difficult to meet the payments on their car. ☊ payment ☊
persuade sb/yourself that...: It will be difficult to persuade them that there's no other choice. ☊ persuade ☊
She's going through a difficult phase. ☊ phase ☊
I'm not very popular with my parents (= they are annoyed with me) at the moment. ☊ popular ☊
This put him and his colleagues in a difficult position. ☊ position ☊
The manuscript is just one of the treasures in their possession. ☊ possession ☊
She found it difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages. ☊ possibly ☊
powder skiing (= on fine dry snow) ☊ powder ☊
power (to do sth): He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us. ☊ power ☊
It was difficult to find a practical solution to the problem. ☊ practical ☊
Doctors found it hard to establish the precise nature of her illness. ☊ precise ☊
The children are precisely the ones who will suffer if they get divorced. ☊ precisely ☊
Teenagers may find it difficult to resist peer pressure. ☊ pressure ☊
It's pretty hard to explain. ☊ pretty ☊
to begin the difficult process of reforming the education system ☊ process ☊
Coming off the drug was a long and painful (= difficult) process for him. ☊ process ☊
Travelling alone around the world is a daunting prospect. ☊ prospect ☊
It was proving extremely difficult to establish the truth. ☊ prove ☊
The magnetic pull of the city was hard to resist. ☊ pull ☊
Lucy should push herself a little harder. ☊ push ☊
It's hard to find people with the right qualities for the job. ☊ quality ☊
The government doesn't have the answers to these difficult questions. ☊ question ☊
Once again, his quick wits (= quick thinking) got him out of an awkward situation. ☊ quick ☊
'I'm sorry to be so difficult.' 'That's quite all right.' ☊ quite ☊
It's difficult to find a house in our price range (= that we can afford). ☊ range ☊
rank sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty. ☊ rank ☊
It was a rather difficult question. ☊ rather ☊
recover yourself: She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself. ☊ recover ☊
refusal to do sth: His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. ☊ refusal ☊
Go on, ask her; she can hardly refuse. ☊ refuse ☊
relate sth: I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind. ☊ relate ☊
Death released him from his suffering. ☊ release ☊
replace sb/sth: He will be difficult to replace when he leaves. ☊ replace ☊
She is, by reputation, very difficult to please. ☊ reputation ☊
She found it difficult to make friends because of her natural reserve. ☊ reserve ☊
I found the temptation to miss the class too hard to resist. ☊ resist ☊
rest (from sth): to have/take a rest from all your hard work ☊ rest ☊
The first question was difficult, but the rest were pretty easy. ☊ rest ☊
The end result (= the final one) of her hard work was a place at medical school. ☊ result ☊
result sb/sth doing sth: These policies resulted in many elderly people suffering hardship. ☊ result in sth ☊
The new legislation faces a bumpy ride (= will meet with opposition and difficulties). ☊ ride ☊
It was ridiculous that this should be so difficult to say. ☊ ridiculous ☊
It was difficult to establish the rights and wrongs (= the true facts) of the matter. ☊ right ☊
It was a difficult decision but we decided to risk it. ☊ risk ☊
The river ran dry (= stopped flowing) during the drought. ☊ run ☊
It's a sad reflection on life that it takes danger and suffering to bring people closer together. ☊ sad ☊
The divorce left him sadder and wiser (= having learned from the unpleasant experience). ☊ sad ☊
say (what, how, etc...): It's hard to say what caused the accident. ☊ say ☊
say (what, how, etc...): She finds it hard to say what she feels. ☊ say ☊
The transition from school to work can be difficult. ☊ school ☊
Secretary of the Treasury ☊ secretary ☊
The shed comes in sections that you assemble yourself. ☊ section ☊
It was difficult to maintain a secure foothold on the ice. ☊ secure ☊
I could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses (= what I could see, hear, etc.). ☊ sense ☊
set sth for sb/yourself: She's set a difficult task for herself. ☊ set ☊
set sb/yourself sth: She's set herself a difficult task. ☊ set ☊
severe learning difficulties ☊ severe ☊
Emma has a sharp tongue (= she often speaks in an unpleasant or unkind way). ☊ sharp ☊
We need to give young criminals a short, sharp shock (= a punishment that is very unpleasant for a short time). ☊ sharp ☊
Perhaps I sheltered my daughter too much (= protected her too much from unpleasant or difficult experiences). ☊ shelter ☊
She shut the dog in the shed while she prepared the barbecue. ☊ shut sb/yourself in (sth) ☊
an embarrassed/awkward silence ☊ silence ☊
to be in a difficult situation ☊ situation ☊
skilled in/at sth/doing sth: She is highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers. ☊ skilled ☊
There was not the slightest hint of trouble. ☊ slight ☊
a socially disadvantaged family (= one that is poor and from a low social class) ☊ socially ☊
poor/dry/acid/sandy/fertile, etc. soil ☊ soil ☊
Some people find this more difficult than others. ☊ some ☊
children with specific learning difficulties (= in one area only) ☊ specific ☊
the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties ☊ spirit ☊
start doing sth: I started off working quite hard, but it didn't last. ☊ start off ☊
We collected dry sticks to start a fire. ☊ stick ☊
The kids found it hard to stay still. ☊ still ☊
He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult). ☊ sting ☊
I find him very hard to stomach. ☊ stomach ☊
life as a struggling artist (= one who is very poor) ☊ struggle ☊
They face an uphill struggle to get to the finals of the competition. ☊ struggle ☊
an unpleasant subject of conversation ☊ subject ☊
suffer for sth: He made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it. ☊ suffer ☊
This war has caused widespread human suffering. ☊ suffering ☊
She supported her husband through many difficult times. ☊ support ☊
'Yes and no.' 'What is that supposed to mean?' (= showing that you are annoyed) ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
I find his attitude a little hard to take. ☊ take ☊
What are you talking about? (= used when you are surprised, annoyed and/or worried by sth that sb has just said) ☊ talk ☊
a daunting/an impossible/a formidable/an unenviable, etc. task ☊ task ☊
a thankless task (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing) ☊ task ☊
tell sth: It was hard to tell the difference between the two versions. ☊ tell ☊
tell A and B apart: It's difficult to tell them apart. ☊ tell ☊
I think he's happy. It's hard to tell. ☊ tell ☊
I had a terrible job (= it was very difficult) to persuade her to come. ☊ terrible ☊
They suffered terribly when their son was killed. ☊ terribly ☊
It was all a great success—thanks to a lot of hard work. ☊ thanks to sb/sth ☊
Life was harder then because neither of us had a job. ☊ then ☊
All things considered (= considering all the difficulties or problems), she's done very well. ☊ thing ☊
Why do you make things so difficult for yourself? ☊ thing ☊
The bill had a difficult passage through Parliament. ☊ through ☊
I'd never have got through it all (= a difficult situation) without you. ☊ through ☊
You can only achieve success through hard work. ☊ through ☊
Times are hard for the unemployed. ☊ time ☊
Young people today face a very difficult future at work. ☊ today ☊
Tomorrow will be fine and dry according to the weather forecast. ☊ tomorrow ☊
Don't speak to me in that tone of voice (= in that unpleasant way). ☊ tone ☊
He turned nasty when we refused to give him the money. ☊ turn ☊
turn to be/have sth: The job turned out to be harder than we thought. ☊ turn out ☊
I couldn't sleep because the bed was so uncomfortable. ☊ uncomfortable ☊
I was sitting in an extremely uncomfortable position. ☊ uncomfortable ☊
I'm under no illusions about what hard work this will be. ☊ under ☊
I understand how hard things have been for you. ☊ understand ☊
They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals. ☊ unnecessary ☊
an unpleasant experience ☊ unpleasant ☊
The minerals in the water made it unpleasant to drink. ☊ unpleasant ☊
He was very unpleasant to me. ☊ unpleasant ☊
She said some very unpleasant things about you. ☊ unpleasant ☊
The stream has dried up. ☊ up ☊
an upsetting experience ☊ upsetting ☊
She finds the divorce too upsetting to talk about. ☊ upsetting ☊
Things just got way difficult. ☊ way ☊
I was well annoyed, I can tell you. ☊ well ☊
a glass of dry/sweet wine ☊ wine ☊
If you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want. ☊ wish ☊
He finds it hard to live within his income (= without spending more than he earns). ☊ within ☊
He found the place without difficulty. ☊ without ☊
I couldn't bear to witness their suffering. ☊ witness ☊
She earned her grades through sheer hard work. ☊ work ☊
It is difficult to find work in the present economic climate. ☊ work ☊
Taking care of a baby is hard work. ☊ work ☊
The job involves a lot of hard work but it's worth it. ☊ worth ☊