when it becomes; when it comes to
last days; the end; one's fate
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
accurate; correct; precise; exact
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)