when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
construction; establishment
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
how long; how far; how much
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to look forward to something
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
opening and shutting; opening and closing
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing