to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
(some) more; even more; longer; further
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
admiration; being impressed (by)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
by myself; in person; by oneself
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
conjecture; guesswork; guess
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
victim; injured party; sufferer
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to wring the neck; to strangle
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly