We have difficulties with handling him.
We appreciate his talent.
We ought to make allowances for his difficult situation.
We look up to him.
We helped each other to overcome the difficulties.
We thanked him for his hospitality.
We are all unstinting in our praise of his talent.
We met with an unexpected [unforeseen] difficulty.
We were brought up against great difficulties.
We prize his creativity
We are distressed by his bad behavior.
We congratulated him on his success.
We encountered many difficulties.
We are supporting him.
We were embittered by his callousness.