As there was no one making things difficult for us, we settled the matter smoothly.

这件事办得很顺利，没有人掣肘。

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There are also such people in life, who take delight in making things difficult for others.

生活中这样的人也不少，总喜欢跟人出点难题。

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They were making things difficult for us, but then we worked out the kinks and created a lot of scoring opportunities.

他们的进球使得我们很被动。但是很快我们就解决了问题并且创造了很多的进球机会。

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But the Flemish separatists are making things increasingly difficult in the longer run.

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Perhaps I have been making things as difficult as they possibly could be so I could come back and emerge the winner.

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He, or she, lives in the Congo River, and the hippo is making things very difficult and dangerous for people in the village of Bukhama.

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