Your friend got four free front-row tickets to a big rock concert. You're surprised that he was able to get them. You ask:
How'd you manage to pull that off?
contraction, difficulty, friend, phrasal verb 
You're having dinner with your wife. She looks tired and unhappy. You guess that she might have had some problems at work. You ask her:
Did you have a rough day?
difficulty, simple past, spouse, work (topic), 한글번역 
Your daughter made a big mistake on her science homework. It was a really funny mistake but you didn't want to make her feel bad by laughing at her, so you tried to control yourself. Later, you tell your husband about it. You say:
I could barely keep a straight face.
children (topic), difficulty, laughing, mistake, 한글번역 You're studying a 3rd language. Your friend asks how it's going, and you have just told her that you can understand what's going on around you. But you have trouble explaining your thoughts sometimes, so you say:
But I still have trouble expressing myself.
Your co-worker covered for you while you were on vacation. Now you've come back, and he's complaining about how difficult the work was. You want to joke about your job being difficult, so you say:
Now you see what I go through every day.
busy, difficulty, phrasal verb, usually, work You were planning an event to raise money for a charity. While you were planning the event, one of the other planners quit and you didn't have much time to work on it because you were busy at your job. But now the event has finished, and it was pretty successful. You're talking to your friend about it and say:
I'm amazed at how well it turned out, given the circumstances.
difficulty, emotions, event, phrasal verb, result, surprise You did an art project that is very detailed and took a long time. You're showing the art to a friend, and they are amazed by it. You want to express how long it took and how much work you put into it. You say:
It took a lot of patience.
art, difficulty, patience, personality, time You work at a software company, and need to hire a new programmer. You've been searching for several months but haven't had any luck. You're telling a friend who's in a different industry about your problem. You say:
You'd be surprised how hard it is to find qualified programmers.
adjective, computer programming, difficulty, hiring, job, qualifications, surprise, 日本語サポート You rented a car. You were supposed to return the car by 6:00 pm on Sunday. You returned it at 5:50. Now you're talking to your friend who asked about your trip. You say:
I just barely made it back in time to return the car.
car, deadline, difficulty, rental, simple past, time, trip You're a professional photographer. You're talking to someone who's not a photographer about your job. You've told them how difficult being a photographer is because of competition from the Internet and other photographers. But you are successful anyway. You say:
But I've managed to do OK.
business, difficulty, job, success 