when it becomes; when it comes to
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pitcher's first pitch (to batter)
in terms of; from the point of view of
tendency; trend; inclination
until now; so far; up to the present
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to feel; to sense; to experience
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to be surprised; to be astonished
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
riskiness; (level of) danger
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
real hair; one's own hair
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but