where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
war; battle; match; game; competition
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to concern; to be related
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
possible; likely; probable
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such; this sort of; like this
(how) many times; (how) often
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
this world; present world (as opposed to the realm of the dead)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
perfect; complete; flawless
body; body blow (in boxing)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean