when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
successful candidate; successful applicant; person who has passed an exam
pride; dignity; self-respect
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
elevation; elevating; lifting up
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
from the beginning; from scratch
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
employment quota; number of positions available
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
on bad terms; at loggerheads
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
human relations; personal relationships
close; intimate; on good terms
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
intersection on a go board; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration