when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
nothing but; except; no more than
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent