where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
tenth day of the month; ten days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to pass (of time); to elapse
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
indicate reason; infers some protest
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to fall flat; to fall face down