when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tendency; trend; inclination
imposing stance; daunting pose
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
journal; magazine; periodical
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be needed; to be wanted
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
emotional strength; force of will
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
in comparison to; rather than
that is to say; so that means
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
with a snap; with a crack
how; in what way; how about
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
or; OR (Boolean operator)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point