when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
rather than; more ... than ...
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
power creep (in video games, anime, etc.)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to face on; to look out on to
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to speak; to hear a voice
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
questions and answers; dialogue
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
simple is best; less is more
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice