when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
poisoning; kill by poison
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to die out; to become extinct
retainer; attendant; escort
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
moment by moment; hour by hour
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to wring the neck; to strangle
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
smuggling (people); stowing away
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
preservation; retainment; keeping
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
besides; in addition; also; moreover