where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
mobilization; mobilisation
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to leave as is; to ignore
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
complete stranger; total stranger
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to call a person's attention (to)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
stepping back; drawing back
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
finger flick to the forehead
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
family; relatives; dependents; household
treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough