half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
art of self-defense (defence)
practice; practising; training; study
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to say; to be called; to do
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
training; drill; practice; discipline
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of