when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
hard to reach place; remote place
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to jar; to creak; to grate
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
with a momentary flash of light
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
event; phenomenon; matter
killing time; staving off boredom
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to skip over (while reading); to skim
how long; how far; how much
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to run down (stairs, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
decision; determination; resolution
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that's the way it is; such is life
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with