when it becomes; when it comes to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
considerably; greatly; a lot
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all