when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
leather; leather-bound; leathern
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
body tissue; body composition
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to suppress one's emotions
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to detain; to check; to restrain
infection; contagion; becoming infected
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to attempt; to test; to try out
how can (one) do something
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
guidance; leadership; leading the way
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
second (unit of time); arc second
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might