40.6

hardly a day goes by that you

happens almost every day

with you this happens almost daily

can hardly wait

almost cannot wait

almost can’t wait

40.7

hardly ever

almost never

he is feeling so bad

that he can hardly drive

he almost never felt this bad before

he hardly ever felt this bad

40.8

he has never felt this bad before

almost never

it is almost the first time he feels this bad

we don’t talk anymore

we almost never talk anymore

we have not been talking to each other anymore

40.9

lately we have not spoken to each other much

hardly speak to one another anymore

you and I hardly speak to each other anymore

a hard life is the life full of hardship

hard can mean unkind testing

powerful or sometimes even fast

40.10

it may be hard to do a whole number of things

hard to find

hard to say

hard to tell

hard to get

hard to believe

hard to imagine