where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
negotiations; discussions; connection
performing a surgical operation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
wide mouth; alligator; temple gong