when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to stop walking; to pause
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
probability; likelihood; chances
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
after a long time; for the first time in a while
throng; gathering of people
system; institution; organization; organisation
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to unfold; to unroll; to open
major war; great war; world war
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
rest; break; recess; intermission