when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
iron sand; magnetite sand
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to dry up completely; to become stale
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
gradually; slowly but steadily
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
ability to get things done
New Year's Eve; end of the year
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
certainly; surely; definitely
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
young person; inexperienced person; novice
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
all; everyone; everybody; everything
military affairs; military work