when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to crack; to develop a crack
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
discovery; detection; finding
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to collapse into; to flop onto
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
power; might; authority; influence
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
enemy territory; hostile place
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that